FBI warns public to stay away from dangerous Brown University shooter

The FBI has warned the public that the Brown University shooting suspect is considered to be 'armed and dangerous' as the hunt for the gunman continues.

A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest as investigators share new footage of a person of interest. The video comes amid widespread criticism of federal and local officers over the handling of the case. 

Earlier Monday, the bureau offered up the reward and confirmed the suspect 'should be considered armed and dangerous,' which Ted Docks, head of the FBI's Boston office, reaffirmed at a press conference. 

They described the person on the videos and photos released as a 5'8 male with a 'stocky build.'

He is shown in a 19-second clip walking on Waterman Street in Providence at around 4:06pm on Saturday, around the same time the shooting occurred. 

'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.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the person in the video is of 'significant interest' and claimed officials are 'definitely getting closer' to finding their man, WPRI reported. 

He added that 'video evidence has been coming in at a much greater degree' at this time. 

In Providence, where the school is located, public schools were still in session but all after-school activities and sporting events have been cancelled through at least Tuesday. 

Some colleges and universities, including in Rhode Island and some Ivy League schools, were increasing security in light of the attack. Yale said extra security would be in place for Hanukkah celebrations.

The attack set off hours of chaos on campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods, as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter.

Li Ding, a Rhode Island School of Design student who is on a dance team at Brown, was upset that there wasn't better security on campus.

'The fact that we're in such a surveillance state but that wasn't used correctly at all is just so deeply frustrating,' Ding said.

The new footage came just hours after the FBI released a clip of a shadowy figure that left many furious over its lack of clarity.  

That clip, filmed one street and a parking lot away from the figure, showed the person striding along the sidewalk as dusk began to settle on Saturday afternoon. 

At no point is the person's face visible - and for the majority of the 18-second clip, the man completely blends into the dark hedge in his background.

With the horrific mass shooting having happened nearly 50 hours ago, members of the Rhode Island community are questioning the investigators' efforts.

It comes after FBI agents and cops detained a 'person of interest' identified as Benjamin Erickson, 24, hours after the attack on Saturday - but he was later released. 

As of Monday afternoon, authorities have no suspect in custody. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said the Wisconsin man who was in custody for most of Sunday 'is not a person of interest at all at this point.'

Fury has mounted across Rhode Island, with fingers being pointed at FBI's Kash Patel and local law enforcement for failing to track down a suspect. 

Erickson, an Army sniper, was taken into custody for questioning about the shooting that killed two Ivy League students on Sunday.

However, within hours of his name being leaked to the public, authorities disclosed at a hastily-convened 11pm press conference that he would be freed. 

'We have a murderer out there,' said Attorney General Peter Neronha, while Providence Mayor Brett Smiley acknowledged that 'the news is likely to cause fresh anxiety for our community.'

Smiley was right, as the news that the shooter is still at large has caused a series of false alarms on the Brown campus, as well as much of Providence and other parts of the state, since the manhunt resumed on Sunday night.

Police looked into reports of an armed man at a mall in Warwick early this morning, but nothing came of it. 

Theo Coben, 19, a Brown sophomore who sheltered in a bathroom on campus during the shooting, told the New York Times: 'Everyone's on edge.'

As of Monday afternoon, FBI agents were actively combing through the Providence area searching for any bit of evidence they could use to further their investigation.

Video taken by Fox News shows agents pushing snow around with their feet as they look for anything the shooter may have dropped.

Eric Daugherty, a conservative reporter, posted a clip of the video to X and wrote: 'Could be a LONG way to go. At this point, the suspect could've gotten very far.'

Although they haven't been vocal about it thus far, none may be more frustrated about the investigation's lack of results than the families of the victims.

The identities of the two students who were killed in the shooting have been released. Ella Cook, 19, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, are both remembered as bright and hardworking by their families.

The identity of one of the injured has also been released. Kendall Turner, 19, is in critical but stable condition after receiving surgery Saturday night, according to an email sent to her high school's community.