New Footage Released from Brown University Shooting: Graphic Images Redacted to Protect Victims and Their Families
The city of Providence has released new video footage from the day of the fatal shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and injured nine others. The footage, obtained by news outlets across the US and other countries, was requested shortly after the incident in mid-December.
According to the Providence Police, they had redacted the most graphic and violent images from the footage to avoid harming victims and their families, while also maintaining transparency and accountability. The city's mayor, Brett Smiley, stated that releasing the footage would be "incredibly important" to uphold the Access to Public Records Act and ensure that the community remains fully transparent.
The newly released material includes audio recordings of a campus police officer calling the city police at 4:07 p.m., reporting confirmed gunshots at Brown University. Four minutes later, the officer called back with an update, describing the suspect as wearing all black and a ski mask in an unknown direction.
Separately, the city released around 20 minutes of body camera footage from the officer in charge of the initial response to the shooting. The heavily redacted footage shows a chaotic scene with officers not knowing if the shooter was still in the building or searching for victims.
The video also captures officers attempting to evacuate students and searching for potential shooters, while scattered backpacks and gloves can be seen as they scour the building. Long portions of the video are either blacked out or have audio redacted, with some parts blocked by the officer's arms in front of the camera.
In addition to the footage, the city released a police incident report that reiterated the emotional moments law enforcement had previously shared about hospitalized victims responding to photos of the suspected shooter. One victim reportedly "quickly froze, physically pushed back" and began crying and shaking as she confirmed the image matched the person who shot her.
The shooting was carried out by Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former graduate student at Brown studying physics. He also fatally shot Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his Boston-area home. The Justice Department has since stated that Neves Valente planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the killings but gave no motive.
The release of the new footage comes after a memorial service was held on Brown's campus last week, at the request of the victims' families.
The city of Providence has released new video footage from the day of the fatal shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and injured nine others. The footage, obtained by news outlets across the US and other countries, was requested shortly after the incident in mid-December.
According to the Providence Police, they had redacted the most graphic and violent images from the footage to avoid harming victims and their families, while also maintaining transparency and accountability. The city's mayor, Brett Smiley, stated that releasing the footage would be "incredibly important" to uphold the Access to Public Records Act and ensure that the community remains fully transparent.
The newly released material includes audio recordings of a campus police officer calling the city police at 4:07 p.m., reporting confirmed gunshots at Brown University. Four minutes later, the officer called back with an update, describing the suspect as wearing all black and a ski mask in an unknown direction.
Separately, the city released around 20 minutes of body camera footage from the officer in charge of the initial response to the shooting. The heavily redacted footage shows a chaotic scene with officers not knowing if the shooter was still in the building or searching for victims.
The video also captures officers attempting to evacuate students and searching for potential shooters, while scattered backpacks and gloves can be seen as they scour the building. Long portions of the video are either blacked out or have audio redacted, with some parts blocked by the officer's arms in front of the camera.
In addition to the footage, the city released a police incident report that reiterated the emotional moments law enforcement had previously shared about hospitalized victims responding to photos of the suspected shooter. One victim reportedly "quickly froze, physically pushed back" and began crying and shaking as she confirmed the image matched the person who shot her.
The shooting was carried out by Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former graduate student at Brown studying physics. He also fatally shot Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his Boston-area home. The Justice Department has since stated that Neves Valente planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the killings but gave no motive.
The release of the new footage comes after a memorial service was held on Brown's campus last week, at the request of the victims' families.
I'm still getting chills thinking about what happened at Brown University... 48 years old and already planning to take innocent lives for who knows what reason? 
And leaving behind videos confessing to it, no motive just a bunch of empty words... it's all so senseless 
It's not that hard to secure a campus and protect people.
. The audio recording of the officer calling for backup is pretty eerie, you can just hear the panic in his voice 
. And those body camera clips are giving me chills 
. What's even more disturbing is that this guy planned it all out and left behind videos confessing to the killings... what kind of twisted mind does that? 
. The fact that they redacted the graphic images is actually really reasonable imo 
. I mean, you don't wanna traumatize people's families anymore than they already are, right? 
. Like, what was going on in those 20 minutes before the officers found out the suspect was still in the building? 
That footage is basically just a bunch of speculation and panic 
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. But can't we also have more answers about what happened here? More details without getting into graphic stuff? 
Just my two cents 
The fact that the city is making an effort to be transparent with the public about what happened at Brown University is definitely a step in the right direction. It's not going to bring back those who were lost, but it can help the community heal and move forward. Let's keep pushing for accountability and truth, even if it's hard to watch. 
Brown University has some of the best security in place, so it's hard to fathom how this happened.
. And the officer's body cam footage? Forget about it, it's like something from a bad cop show 
. What I don't get is how they expect us to believe that this guy planned the attack for years... and then just happens to leave behind "videos" confessing to the killings... yeah sure, because that's exactly what psychos do 
. Anyway, just another reason why we can never have our cake and eat it too in this world...