Investigators have identified a suspect in the deadly campus shooting at Brown University as authorities examine a possible connection to the killing of a prominent MIT scientist. Law enforcement sources say the suspect remains at large, and a warrant has been obtained as federal and local agencies coordinate efforts across state lines.
The campus shooting unfolded Saturday afternoon when a masked gunman entered a lecture hall at Brown University in Providence around 4 p.m. Authorities said the attacker killed two students and wounded nine others before fleeing the scene. Investigators recovered 9mm shell casings and later reviewed surveillance video showing a person of interest east of campus minutes after the attack.
The victims were identified as Ella Cook of Alabama and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov of Virginia. Six of the wounded victims remained hospitalized as of Thursday afternoon, including one listed in critical but stable condition.
Attention intensified Monday night after MIT professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside his Brookline apartment. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead the following morning. Loureiro served as director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and received a presidential award earlier this year for his nuclear research.
FBI Boston confirmed that investigators are sharing intelligence between both cases. Unverified reports placed Nissan Sentras near both crime scenes, though the vehicles reportedly carried license plates from different states. A regional CBS affiliate later reported that senior law enforcement sources identified evidence suggesting a connection, though details remain undisclosed.
