Closing summary
We will now be closing this liveblog. Our latest report on this story is here:
Here is a quick summary of the latest:
A press conference by Providence officials showed new videos and photos of an individual believed to be connected to the shooting. Police said a 9mm firearm was used. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the case being solved.
On Sunday night, officials announced that they were releasing a person of interest that had been detained in connection with the shooting.
The Providence Police also said that since the first call to 911, they have “not received any specific threats to our community.”
One of the victims fatally shot has been identified as Ella Cook. She was identified as one of the victims during a church service at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, where the Reverend said she attended.
Both Alabama Senators paid tribute to Cook, as did Martin Bertao, the president of the College Republicans of America, who said that Cook was the vice-president of the Brown College Republicans
Another victim was named as MuhammadAziz Umurzakov, from Uzbekistan. Umurzokov was identified by his family in a Gofundme page. They described him as “incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people. He continues to be my family’s biggest role model in all aspects.”
The US ambassador to Uzbekistan also paid tribute to Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, as did Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia’s governor-elect Abigail Spanberger.
Brown University announced that it was temporarily delaying the release of admissions decisions for applicants who were meant to find out whether they had been admitted to the school on Monday.
The press conference is over, with police providing few but new updates to the investigation including new videos and photos of an individual believed to be connected to the shooting.
The videos show the individual walking alone and they do not appear to be carrying anything in their hands. The individual’s face is concealed and appears to have a light complexion.
Police also confirmed that a 9mm firearm was used while the FBI announced that a $50,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the case being solved.
“There’s no one that wants to put this individual in handcuffs [more] than us, so this has brought us to a new lead,” Providence police chief Oscar Perez said.
