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Brown University Shooting: Suspect Linked to Past Work

12/17/2025

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Mustapha Kharbouch, a Brown University student, is identified as a suspect in the December 13, 2025 Rhode Island campus shooting that left two dead and nine injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
Kharbouch previously worked as a research assistant at Birzeit University, which denies ties to Hamas.
Law enforcement has not confirmed the authenticity of an alleged manifesto circulating online.

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Story summary

Mustapha Kharbouch, a Brown University student, is identified as a suspect in the December 13, 2025 Rhode Island campus shooting that left two dead and nine injured.
The investigation is ongoing.
Kharbouch previously worked as a research assistant at Birzeit University, which denies ties to Hamas.
Law enforcement has not confirmed the authenticity of an alleged manifesto circulating online.