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A chilling surveillance clip released by authorities shows a man believed to be the Brown University shooter leaving the Barus & Holley engineering building after a deadly attack that unfolded during exams on December 13, 2025. The assault left two students dead and nine others wounded, shattering a campus that parents and taxpayers had every right to expect would be safe. This was not some random act in a lawless neighborhood — it happened inside one of the nation’s famed Ivy League institutions at a time when students should have been taking finals, not fighting for their lives.
Providence police released the brief footage showing the suspected shooter walking down Hope Street in dark clothing; the grainy images do little to reveal an identity and in some accounts the assailant appeared to be wearing a face covering. Students and local residents were asked to check home security footage as investigators worked to piece together an escape route and motive. Authorities have been candid that the video is limited and the public should not assume every early theory is settled as the manhunt continues.
The scale of the response — more than 400 officers and agents from the FBI and ATF descending on Providence — underscores how fragile our public safety has become when a single attacker can strike inside a classroom and vanish into the night. Officials initially said a person of interest was detained, then corrected that status, an unsettling reminder that in chaotic moments the flow of information can be confusing and dangerous. Families deserve clarity and quick arrests, not mixed messages that add to the trauma.
Fox News aired firsthand accounts from frightened students, including a Brown senior who described hiding under a desk and listening to the sound of officers sweeping the building — testimony that should sober every parent who trusted the university with their child’s safety. Videos carried on national broadcasts show students sheltering in the library and being evacuated under police escort, images that will haunt this community for years. These are not abstract numbers; they are young lives and futures interrupted, and the video released by police is the first public glimpse at the coward who allegedly did it.
Let’s be blunt: the Ivy League’s feel-good policies about “safe spaces” and disarmed campuses have real-world consequences when predators decide to target soft targets. Colleges that disarm students and rely on minimal campus security create a tempting environment for killers, and sensible measures — trained armed officers, tougher building access controls, and rapid-response plans drilled well before finals week — must be adopted immediately. We can mourn victims and still demand common-sense self-defense and protection protocols that actually work.
Meanwhile, do not let political theater distract from enforcement. Rhode Island has been part of the national push for stricter gun laws, but laws are meaningless if enforcement is lax and dangerous actors can still access weapons and strike innocent people. Legislators who reflexively call for more bans while ignoring the breakdown in school security, mental-health intervention, and policing are failing the victims they claim to serve.
Hardworking Americans should stand with the families and with the police hunting this suspect; demand swift justice and accountability from campus leadership; and insist on policies that prioritize the safety of our children over campus ideology. We owe it to the fallen to fix the system that failed them — secure our schools, support our law enforcement, and restore common-sense protections so no other parent has to get that terrifying late-night call.
