The FBI on Tuesday released a video timeline that captured the portly person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting ambling and then rushing along streets near campus the day of the rampage.
The compilation of 15 different clips was retrieved from home security in the area and even show the stocky man walking right past emergency responders’ vehicles while fleeing the scene on Saturday.
He cut across Cooke, Manning, Benevolent, George and Hope streets – all near the eastern side of Brown University – before the savage attack, according to the timeline.
The FBI released security footage of the alleged suspect in the Brown University mass shooting. FBI
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov (left) and Ella Cook (right) were both killed in the mass shooting on Saturday. Gofundme; Linkedin/Ella CookThe first clips were timestamped at 2:00 p.m. – two hours before the carnage in which two students were killed and another nine injured.
The person of interest roams around the residential neighborhood and crosses in front of the same homes multiple times over the hour.
At one point, around 2:10 p.m., he paused in front of a home and crossed his arms behind his back as he turned away from an approaching car, according to the video.
He primarily creeps around Cooke Street – and even appears to have been spooked by a stranger and doubled-back around 2:16 p.m., according to the timeline.
One still from the video shows the suspect (circled) walk by police cars after the shooting. FBI
The suspect headed north on Hope Street at 4:06 p.m. 3 minutes after gunfire erupted on campus. FBIHe walks next to Brown’s Barus and Holley engineering building in the last clip before the deadly shooting.
Gunfire then rang out inside the engineering building at 4:03 p.m.
There is no footage from inside the building during the moments the shooter rained bullets on a classroom of students, killing two.
But mere minutes after the shooting was first reported, a traffic camera captured the person of interest briskly walking past police cars on the Brown University campus, according to the timeline.
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The enhanced views that have been released are the clearest images of the suspect so far. FBI
The suspect was seen wearing a black hat, medical mask, and pants along with a light grey coat, according to the footage. FBIAfter sliding past the cops, he was seen heading north on Hope Street at 4:06 p.m., according to the timeline.
The school issued a shelter in place order at 4:22 p.m., according to a statement sent to Brown University alumni.
Enhanced footage released by the Providence Police Department on Tuesday provided the clearest views of the person of interest so far.
The FBI’s manhunt for the suspect continues. James KeivomThe pot-bellied man was wearing a black hat, medical mask, and pants along with a light grey coat, according to the footage.
Police took a suspect into custody early Sunday morning, but released him later that night as officials vaguely said the investigation “now points in a different direction.”
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, and Ella Cook, 19, were fatally shot when the gunman opened fire in an economics class’ final review session.
Umurzokov, a naturalized Uzbek-American from Virginia, dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon. His sisters said that he was always “gentle” and “always lent a helping hand to anyone in need without hesitation.”
Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was the vice president of the school’s Republican club. Her pastor described her as a “tremendous bright light” who brought peace and faith to all those around her.
