Active shooter on Brown campus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Providence police announced late on Sunday night that they have released the individual they had detained in connection with the investigation into the shooting on the Brown campus on Saturday, Dec. 14, which claimed the lives of two Brown students and injured nine others. The Rhode Island Attorney General stated definitively in a news media event hosted by the City of Providence that “there is no basis” to consider the released individual a person of interest.

I mean, if the guy isn't a suspect, of course I don't want him to have his life ruined by suspicion.

But saying "there's no basis" means "there's no evidence". There are other things you could say if it was just a case of mistaken identity.

He's pretty clearly no longer a suspect. I mean, come on

[Anonymous]

I believe in the small portion of the press conference tonight that I caught they were unwilling to talk about whether the person of interest was exonerated. Didn’t seem like they were ready to go there. But I didn’t hear the whole thing. Anyone catch it?

[Anonymous]

They did not say “has been cleared.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe in the small portion of the press conference tonight that I caught they were unwilling to talk about whether the person of interest was exonerated. Didn’t seem like they were ready to go there. But I didn’t hear the whole thing. Anyone catch it?

That's what it sounds like to me.

Officials did not have enough evidence to prosecute, police chief says

Officials had evidence, but not enough to prosecute anybody, Police Chief Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said Sunday night.

A tip had come in, Perez said, and the FBI “followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.”

That evidence was examined, and ultimately the person was released, he said.

The reversal is a normal part of the investigative process, said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.

“I’ve been around long enough to know that sometimes you head in one direction and then you have to regroup and go in another and that’s exactly what has happened over the last 24 hours or so,” he said.

“It’s fair to say that there is no basis to consider him a person of interest,” said Neronha of the man who was detained. “So that’s why he’s being released.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They did not say “has been cleared.”

And the police could say that, right? They could say "We are so sorry, we were wrong. This person clearly isn't the killer. And therefore the killer is still out there, so be on alert."

[Anonymous]

How can they say the Brown Univ community is safe if they don't know who did it??

[Anonymous]

I dunno this sure sounds like they had the wrong guy...

"Over the last 24 hours… that evidence now points in a different direction. So what that means is that this person of interest needs to be and should be released. I think what is really unfortunate, that this person's name was leaked to the public”

https://x.com/i/status/2000418187297661375

Local cops blame FBI...

Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?

A: There was a tip that came in just like we were taking any other tips and that one came in specifically identifying a person of interest, which was this individual. And so we are detectives, just like the others, but this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.

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And this of course gave actual killer hours to flee! And threw a wet blanket on any accurate tips!

[Anonymous]

Initially it was maga guy from the Philly suburbs in a pick up truck.

Then it was this guy from Wisconsin. Until it wasn’t, and they let him go.



Obviously, they’re urgently looking for a POC to blame this on so they can close the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dunno this sure sounds like they had the wrong guy...

"Over the last 24 hours… that evidence now points in a different direction. So what that means is that this person of interest needs to be and should be released. I think what is really unfortunate, that this person's name was leaked to the public”

https://x.com/i/status/2000418187297661375

Local cops blame FBI...

Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?

A: There was a tip that came in just like we were taking any other tips and that one came in specifically identifying a person of interest, which was this individual. And so we are detectives, just like the others, but this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.

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And this of course gave actual killer hours to flee! And threw a wet blanket on any accurate tips!

You can't recognize this as a "non-answer" answer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did they release names of the students who are no more?

"One of the victims killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University has been identified as Ella Cook, a Brown student and a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.

The church’s Rev. Craig Smalley announced Cook’s death in his service on Sunday morning, calling Cook “incredibly grounded and generous and faithful” and a “bright light” in the church and in her community."

She was the VP of Brown’s (very small) Republican Club. Only 19 years old, and a devout Christian.

RIP, no matter what your political beliefs, this is horrific.

[Anonymous]

The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama posted about Ella Cook.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they had the wrong guy,

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrqWhPJL/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dunno this sure sounds like they had the wrong guy...

"Over the last 24 hours… that evidence now points in a different direction. So what that means is that this person of interest needs to be and should be released. I think what is really unfortunate, that this person's name was leaked to the public”

https://x.com/i/status/2000418187297661375

Local cops blame FBI...

Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?

A: There was a tip that came in just like we were taking any other tips and that one came in specifically identifying a person of interest, which was this individual. And so we are detectives, just like the others, but this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.

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And this of course gave actual killer hours to flee! And threw a wet blanket on any accurate tips!

Yes I’m sure you could do better at leading the investigation. They had a tip, followed it, and it didn’t pan out. It’s not unusual and I don’t understand the internet outrage.

[Anonymous]

Suspect has been released from custody,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did they release names of the students who are no more?

"One of the victims killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University has been identified as Ella Cook, a Brown student and a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.

The church’s Rev. Craig Smalley announced Cook’s death in his service on Sunday morning, calling Cook “incredibly grounded and generous and faithful” and a “bright light” in the church and in her community."

She was the VP of Brown’s (very small) Republican Club. Only 19 years old, and a devout Christian.

RIP, no matter what your political beliefs, this is horrific.

The other victim is from Richmond, 2025 graduate of Midlothian High School. Was at the study session for Econ class.