Rhode Island AG Defends Withholding Brown University Shooting Camera Footage

Coordination and Investigation Efforts

• 🎯 The FBI is coordinating with its 56 field offices and international legats to track the individual of interest across state and national borders.
• 🔍 Information is shared in real-time with FBI field offices and partners to ensure comprehensive tracking.

Rationale for Withholding Footage

• 💡 The Attorney General stated that footage of students running from the scene or other non-suspects does not help identify the perpetrator.
• 🚫 Releasing footage of individuals not involved in the crime is seen as unhelpful to advancing the investigation.
• 🔑 The focus is on identifying the shooter, and releasing extraneous footage is not believed to aid this process.

Public Assistance and Investigation Strategy

• 🗣️ The Attorney General invited the public and media investigators to identify the suspect faster if they can, emphasizing no effort to preclude public assistance.
• ⚡ The investigation relies on multiple sources, including tip lines, Flock cameras, and other electronic data, to identify and rule out potential suspects.
• 📊 Releasing large amounts of data that do not help identify the shooter is considered counterproductive to the investigation's goals.