Providence police share new photo of person of interest in Brown University mass shooting
Providence police released a new photo Tuesday afternoon of the person of interest investigators are looking to identify in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday.
Law enforcement officials have described the person of interest as being approximately 5-foot-8 inches tall with a "stocky build." Photos and videos shared by police show what appears to be man dressed in dark clothing, including a beanie and face mask, walking down the street near Brown approximately two hours before the shooting.
This combo image made with photos provided by the FBI and the Providence, Rhode Island, Police Department shows a person of interest in the shooting that occurred at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (FBI/Providence Police Department via AP)AP
Gunfire erupted on the first floor of Brown's Barus and Holley engineering and physics building around 4 p.m. on Dec. 13 during an economics class. The shooting left sophomore Ella Cook and first-year student Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov dead and nine other students injured.
As of Tuesday morning, the shooter remained at large . Officials said Monday night that the gunman was believed to be "armed and dangerous."
Law enforcement has asked anyone associated with Brown or who lives or spends time around Providence to review the photos and videos of the person of interest. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the "identification, arrest and conviction of the individual."
The Providence Police Department asks that information about the person of interest be shared via phone at 401-272-3121 or through the FBI's tip line .
"We're at the 49th hour, and there's no one that wants to put this individual in handcuffs more than us," Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said at a press conference Monday night.
As of Monday night, one of the injured students was in critical but stable condition at a hospital, and seven were hospitalized but in stable condition. One has been released from a hospital.
Following the shooting, the gunman left the university's engineering building on the Hope Street side, officials said. A massive law enforcement response soon flooded Rhode Island to search for the shooter as the school and surrounding community went into a lockdown that lasted more than 12 hours.
Officials announced that a person of interest — identified only as a man in his 30s — was in custody early Sunday morning. But by the following morning, authorities confirmed that the man had been released .
On Monday night, officials said he'd been eliminated as a suspect after a review of the evidence.
Brown University Shooting, Dec. 13, 2025
Read the original article on MassLive . Add MassLive as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
