They keep saying “no confirmed link,” but then they are tracking the same rental car and delaying press conferences like they just realized how bad this could look. That is usually the tell. If this ties Brown to an MIT killing, this was not a one off snap, it was someone moving, planning, and slipping through cracks nobody wants to talk about yet. Two students dead during finals, another professor killed days earlier, and the public is getting soft language and blurry photos.
Brown University shooting live updates: Police probing whether suspect is tied to MIT killing; person of interest identified
The FBI said earlier this week there was nothing at that stage of the investigation to link the shooting at Brown with the killing of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro.
Authorities are looking into whether the same rental vehicle was seen at Brown University around the time of that shooting and near the home of the MIT professor around the time of that shooting, three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told NBC News.
A news conference held by Providence officials that was previously scheduled for 4 p.m. ET to provide an update was delayed, which points to the early and dynamic stage the investigation is currently in.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brown-university-shooting-suspect-12-18-25
Authorities have identified a person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University and are searching for the individual, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
The Context
Two students were killed, and nine others were wounded, on Saturday when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the Barus & Holley engineering building during final exams.
Police said the male suspect fled the building after the shooting. In the days that followed, local police and the FBI released grainy surveillance images and video showing a man they described as a person of interest walking through a nearby neighborhood several hours before the first 911 calls were made.
Latest on Brown University Shooting
Thursday’s potential breakthrough, reported by CBS News, citing sources familiar with the investigation, presents a major step forward, with a search for the individual underway.
Six days after the fatal shooting rocked the Providence community, police have faced increasing pressure to find fresh leads and demonstrate meaningful progress in the search for the shooting suspect.
https://www.newsweek.com/brown-university-shooting-suspect-update-victims-id-11239384
🚨 BREAKING: A person of interest has just been IDENTIFIED by police in the Brown University mass shooting – CBS
"Law enforcement has identified a person, and a search for that individual is underway."
FIND THEM! At this point, the suspect could be getting VERY far away. pic.twitter.com/6XUqtyF7r3
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 18, 2025