Police release new footage of person of interest in Brown shooting

Authorities in Rhode Island have released new footage of a person of interest in the shooting at Brown University that killed two and injured nine others.

During a Monday afternoon news conference that got testy at times, authorities released three new videos of the man they believe carried out the attack. In the videos, which were shot about two hours before the shooting, the man was wearing a mask and a dark two-tone jacket.

Although his face wasn't visible, the videos provided the clearest images yet of the suspect.

The FBI said the man is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a stocky build. The agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting.

“We want to identify the individual and bring them to justice,” said Providence's police chief, Col. Oscar Perez, noting that police responded within minutes of getting the initial 911 calls on Saturday. He urged the public to call a tip line with any information about the man in the videos.

Attorney General Peter Neronha described the day’s work as “making steady progress.”

"The sooner we can identify this person, the sooner we can blow this case open,” he said.

A person of interest taken into custody was released by police Sunday once they determined the evidence pointed elsewhere. Meanwhile, details began to emerge about the students who were killed.

The lockdown order for the Ivy League school was lifted Sunday after authorities said they'd detained a person of interest in the attack. But hopes for a quick resolution were dashed when they announced hours later that they had released the man because the evidence pointed elsewhere.

The abrupt change of direction marked a setback in the investigation as questions swirl about campus security, the apparent lack of school video evidence and whether the focus on the person of interest gave the attacker more time to escape.

Colin Moussette, who has friends at Brown and is considering enrolling next fall, said while visiting the campus Monday that he felt uneasy knowing the suspect hadn't been caught.

“How someone got away, like in the middle of the day is, to me, not only heartbreaking but very concerning,” he said. “How they got access to the building is concerning.”

The shooting occurred as final exams were underway at Brown, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious schools.

Investigators were not immediately sure how the shooter got inside the first-floor classroom.