US News: MAGA turned the heat on FBI director Kash Patel after officials acknowledged that the person of interest taken into custody for the Brown University shooting, Benjamin Erickson, was not the shooter and was subsequently released. This development leaves the real gunman at large, while MAGA alleges that Ella Cook, Vice President of the Republican Club, was targeted due to her conservative views.
Who was the target of the Brown University shooting? MAGA says it was Ella Cook
Ella Cook, identified as one of the victims in the Brown University shooting, was the vice president of the university's Republican Club. MAGA supporters claim she was targeted because of her conservative political beliefs. Tributes to Cook poured in, with Alex Shieh, a former student, remembering her as friendly and kind, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt extending condolences to her family and friends.
Benjamin Erickson was picked up by FBI, released
Benjamin Erickson, who was initially taken into custody by the FBI in connection with the Brown University shooting, has been released. Law enforcement officials, including Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, confirmed that Erickson was not the shooter, and the investigation is now heading in a different direction. Local police implied that the FBI was responsible for leaking Erickson's name, as he was only a person of interest.
