As the manhunt for the Brown University shooter entered the fourth day Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked if FBI director Kash Patel had intimated to the president why it had been so difficult for the agency to identify the shooter. “It’s always difficult. So far, we have done a very good job of doing it. With Charlie and you know, with the various times this has happened. Pretty much record time. You will have to ask the school a little bit more about that because it was a school problem. They have their own guard, their own police, everything. We (the FBI) came in after the fact,” Trump said.
FBI announces $50,000 reward for tip on ‘armed and dangerous’ shooter
- On December 13, a mass shooting took place inside a classroom at the Barus & Holley Engineering and Physics Building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, during exam-period activities. Two students were killed and nine others were wounded. The shooting took place around 4 pm.
- Trump announced the shooter was in custody but then corrected himself and said the manhunt was on.
- Surveillance footage of the shooter was released, showing him walking. His face could not be seen.
- Early morning on December 14, a person of interest was detained from a hotel.
- Late into the night, the officials announced that the person of interest would be released from custody. Investigators concluded there was no solid evidence linking him to the shooting. But his name was leaked.
- On December 15, the manhunt was on with the release if a new footage but in this too, the shooter can’t be seen.
- On December 16, FBI offered a reward up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the man. The FBi said the man is ‘armed and dangerous’
