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Prairie Gates

(7,131 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:03 PM Thursday

Live Updates: Authorities Search for a New Person of Interest in the Shooting at Brown

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Emile (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: The New York Times

The authorities on Thursday identified a person of interest in the shooting at Brown University and are investigating whether there is a possible connection to the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, according to two people briefed on the matter not authorized to speak about the investigation.

Investigators are searching for the individual and a car that the person is believed to have rented, one official said. The authorities have not publicly identified a suspect in either case.

The authorities believe the rented vehicle is the same make and model of a car identified in connection with the shooting of the M.I.T. professor in Brookline, Mass., the official said.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/18/us/brown-shooting-suspect



Closer to linking the Brown and MIT shootings now. Sounds like they might have a name and a car, in which case, set a timer.
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Live Updates: Authorities Search for a New Person of Interest in the Shooting at Brown (Original Post) Prairie Gates Thursday OP
FBI can't find its ass with both hands Mysterian Thursday #1
Fox News trying to blame this on the lack of cameras at Brown Prairie Gates Thursday #2
Has Kash made a blunder of this new development yet? EarthFirst Thursday #3
If he has any wisdom at all, he will attend to his champagne brunches with the "girlfriend" Prairie Gates Thursday #4
After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Friday #5

Mysterian

(6,144 posts)
1. FBI can't find its ass with both hands
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:27 PM
Thursday

since replacing competent leadership with morons.

Prairie Gates

(7,131 posts)
2. Fox News trying to blame this on the lack of cameras at Brown
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:42 PM
Thursday

Rather than Kash "$Money" Patel's incompetence and premature capturations.

EarthFirst

(3,926 posts)
3. Has Kash made a blunder of this new development yet?
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:47 PM
Thursday

There’s got to be a scoop here that he is wildly clueless about…

Prairie Gates

(7,131 posts)
4. If he has any wisdom at all, he will attend to his champagne brunches with the "girlfriend"
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:49 PM
Thursday

And leave the policing to whatever professionals are left in the Boston office.

Emile

(40,321 posts)
5. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:16 AM
Friday

The published title of the story has changed since the posting. That's the problem with live updated links.

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