Brown University Shooting: Manhunt Continues After Wrong Suspect Detained

Investigation Update and Manhunt

• 🚨 Police are urging the Brown University community to remain vigilant as the manhunt for the gunman continues.
• 🎯 Rhode Island's Attorney General announced they had detained the wrong individual, who has since been released.
• 🔍 The released person of interest is reportedly a 24-year-old man from Wisconsin, located by the FBI in Coventry, Rhode Island.
• 📹 Investigators admit the best video they have is of the released person of interest, as there is limited camera footage inside the older engineering building where the shooting occurred.

Community Impact and Vigil

• 🕯️ A vigil was held for the two students killed and nine others wounded in the shooting.
• 💔 Students are being offered options for their final grades, with the university encouraging them to go home for the winter break.
• 🗣️ There is palpable frustration within the community and among media due to a perceived lack of forthrightness from law enforcement regarding details of the investigation.

Eyewitness Account of the Shooting

• 😨 A Teaching Assistant (TA) described the terrifying moment the gunman entered the classroom, making eye contact with the shooter.
• 💥 The TA recounted seeing panic in students' eyes and people running and jumping to the ground to survive.
• 🔫 The TA described the gun as large and long, believing it was the end of his road.
• 🤕 A student was shot twice in the leg and was undergoing surgery; the TA visited her in the hospital.

Victims and Ongoing Questions

• 💔 One of the deceased students is identified as 19-year-old Ella Cook from Alabama.
• ❓ Unanswered questions remain regarding the evidence that exonerated the released person of interest and the weapon used in the shooting, where over 40 9mm bullets were fired.
• 🏫 The lack of cameras and locks in the older engineering building is being questioned, with a statement suggesting colleges sometimes prefer not to have cameras.
• 🏫 Brown University has canceled final exams, offering students the option to take their final grade or receive a 'no credit' mark.