Crime & Safety
2nd Person Sought In Connection With Brown University Mass Shooting
This person was "in proximity of the person of interest," police said.
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Providence Police Department is now seeking a second person in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.
This person was "in proximity of the (original) person of interest," police said in a media release.
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That person of interest, of whom the Providence police have disseminated enhanced images and videos of, remains unidentified and at large.
"Anyone with information is urged to contact the tip line at 401-272-3121," according to the release.
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The original person of interest was caught on video casing the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building where the shooter killed two and injured at least eight others hours before the Saturday afternoon gun attack, said Providence Police Chief Oscar L. Perez.
"That's what criminals do," Perez said during a Tuesday afternoon media briefing.
"We do know that he was casing the area, and again, that's what criminals do," Perez said.
During the briefing, Perez also called for residents in the area of Waterman and Hope streets to volunteer footage from their home surveillance video cameras or even from Teslas.
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"We're asking you to go back at least a week to do that," Perez said.
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