Police investigating possible connections between Brown shooting and MIT professor’s death

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Police are reportedly investigating a possible connection between the shootings Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and this Brown University campus shooting,

Two students were killed and nine were injured in a shooting Saturday at Brown University’s Providence, Rhode Island campus. Two days later, the 47-year-old MIT professor Nuno FG Loureiro shot dead At his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. Brookline is about 50 miles northeast of Providence.

A law enforcement officer associated with the investigation said cnn Based on information received over the past 24 hours, police are investigating a possible connection between the two shootings. According to the outlet, the source stressed that the link is not definitive.

Independent The Providence Police Department is available for comment. The Brookline Police Department directed questions to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, where a spokesperson declined to comment, citing an “active and ongoing” investigation.

Police are searching for the suspected gunman who opened fire in a Brown University classroom on Saturday, killing two students and wounding nine.

Police are searching for the suspected gunman who opened fire in a Brown University classroom on Saturday, killing two students and wounding nine. ,Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.,

Investigators said Loureiro was shot “multiple times” in his home Monday night and died Tuesday after first aiders took him to a hospital. Police have said they are investigating his death as a murder.

Meanwhile, law enforcement has identified a person of interest in the shooting that occurred on the Brown University campus, CBS News Reported on Thursday. Authorities have signed a warrant for the man’s arrest and are now trying to locate him.

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Police initially said they had A suspect was taken into custody just hours after the shootingHowever, he was released Sunday night after a law enforcement official said “the evidence now points in a different direction,”

As the search continues, community members are mourning the two students killed on the Ivy League campus: Ella Cook and Mukhammed Aziz Umarzokov.

Photographs of Mukhammad Aziz Umarzokov and Ella Cook sitting next to a bouquet of flowers at a monument on the campus of Brown University

Photographs of Mukhammad Aziz Umarzokov and Ella Cook sitting next to a bouquet of flowers at a monument on the campus of Brown University ,Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.,

Cook, a 19-year-old from Alabama, was vice president of the Brown University College Republicans. She was also a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham.

Reverend Craig Smalley described Cook as an “incredible, down-to-earth, faithful bright light”. AL.comCollege Republicans of America Said Cook was known for his “courageous, brave and kind heart as he served his chapter and fellow classmates.”

According to one, Umurzokov, an 18-year-old from Uzbekistan, was studying to become a neurosurgeon. GoFundMe campaign Launched by his family. She was described as “incredibly kind, funny and smart” and her family’s “biggest role model”.

“He always helped anyone in need without hesitation and was the kindest person our family knew,” the GoFundMe reads. “Our family is incredibly devastated by this loss.”

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