Law enforcement officials have identified a suspect in the December 13 mass shooting at Brown University’s Barus and Holley building that killed two students and injured nine others. An arrest warrant has been issued, and a multi-state manhunt continues, with authorities exploring ties to the fatal shooting of an MIT professor two days later.
According to details received by The Chenab Times, CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller reported to Erin Burnett that investigators believe they have pinpointed a suspect based on leads including vehicle records and surveillance. CNN noted the suspect rented a car, switched license plates, and abandoned it in Salem, New Hampshire, where police swarmed a storage facility on Thursday.
The same vehicle description linked to both incidents prompted scrutiny of a connection to the December 15 homicide of MIT plasma physics professor Nuno Loureiro in Brookline, Massachusetts. ABC News reported the overlap emerged in the last 24 hours, though not yet definitive. Fox News cited evidence tying the cases.
Victims killed were sophomore Ella Cook from Alabama and freshman Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov from Virginia. Nine wounded remain hospitalized, some critical. The FBI offers a $50,000 reward.
Enhanced footage shows a masked individual in dark clothing near campus pre-attack. No public release of the suspect’s name or photo occurred as of Friday. Authorities urged vigilance amid the ongoing search.
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