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(L)Candles are lit by a framed photo of mass shooting victim Ella Cook at a makeshift memorial near Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by Bing Guan / AFP via Getty Images) / (Top) a photograph posted onto X portraits Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) who was shot at his home near Boston.(Photo: Yahoo News on X) / (R) Candles are lit by a framed photo of mass shooting victim Mukhammad Aziz Amurzokov at a makeshift memorial near Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.(Photo by Bing Guan / AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) Brown University students and community members take a moment at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at the Van Winkle Gates outside Brown's college campus in Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by Bing Guan / AFP via Getty Images)

Sources: Possible link between Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s murder

According to sources, New England investigators have identified the alleged Brown University shooter and are exploring a potential link to the murder of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor. This comes following reports that a similar car is allegedly connected to both shootings.

(Background) Brown University students and community members take a moment at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a December 13 mass shooting at the Van Winkle Gates outside Brown's college campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 15, 2025. A gunman remained at large after a weekend mass shooting at elite Brown University left two dead and nine wounded, with US authorities releasing new footage of a masked "person of interest" captured on surveillance cameras. The shooting took place December 13 in a building where exams were underway on the Ivy League campus in Providence, Rhode Island when a man with a rifle burst in and opened fire before fleeing. (Photo by Bing Guan / AFP via Getty Images) / (L) FBI Director Kash Patel looks on during a press conference after a shooting in downtown Washington, on November 26, 2025. On November 26, FBI Director Kash Patel told reporters two National Guard troops shot blocks away from the White House in downtown Washington were critically wounded, clarifying earlier erroneous reports that they had died. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI releases new video, photos asking public for help in search for person connected to Brown University shooting

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest connected to a shooting that took place at Brown University over the weekend. As the investigation stretches into day five, no suspects are in custody.

McNeese State Cowboys guard Brandon Murray (23) grabs a loose ball against Clemson Tigers center Viktor Lakhin (0) during the first half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images

NCAA Tournament roundup: McNeese knocks out Clemson in Midwest

Brandon Murray came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points, and 12th-seeded McNeese pulled off the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating fifth-seeded Clemson.