Trump weighs in on Brown University shooting as suspect still at large

Donald Trump has asked why Brown University did not have more security cameras in a post to Truth Social.

The president had previously paid tribute to the two killed and nine injured in the shooting at the private university in Providence, Rhode Island.

At a holiday reception held at the White House on Sunday, Trump said, "Before we begin, I want to just pay my respects to the people, unfortunately two are no longer with us, Brown University, nine injured and two are looking down on us right now from Heaven. Brown University, great school, really one of the greatest schools anywhere in the world. Things can happen."

Now, Trump has asked why there were so few security cameras on the university grounds. A suspect in the shooting has not yet been identified, with the FBI offering a $50,000 reward to anyone with information that could identify the shooter, BBC News reported.

Trump took to Truth Social and asked, "Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras? There can be no excuse for that. In the modern age, it just doesn’t get worse!!! President DJT."

Police have since released new footage of the person they believe carried out the attack at the Brown University lecture hall, though four days on from the shooting and the shooter has not been identified.

Footage stitched together from various CCTV cameras by police shows a potential suspect "casing" the area. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said, "That's something criminals do."

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has called for "patience" in the search for the shooter and that the public should put their confidence in investigators.

Attorney General Neronha said the investigation is "going well" and added, "Rhode Islanders should take confidence in their work," he said. "They are veterans in what they do... We just need a little bit of patience."

Police presence around the Ivy League campus has also massively increased, though officers say "no credible, actionable, specific threat" has occurred there since the shooting.