PresidentDonald Trumpcriticized Brown University after a fatal mass shooting at the Rhode Island school over the weekend, saying there were too few cameras on campus.
The gunman whoopened fire inside an engineering buildingon Saturday, killed two people, and injured nine others on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Nearly five days into the investigation, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the shooter had not been caught.
In aTruth Social postearly Wednesday, Trump questioned what he described as a shortage of surveillance cameras at the Ivy League university in Providence.
"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!!! PresidentDJT," Trump wrote.
Authorities on Dec. 15, 2025, resumed their search for the gunman in the deadly attack at Brown University on Dec. 13 that killed two students and wounded nine others after investigators released a person of interest.Pictured here a law enforcement officer canvasses with a police dog as the manhunt continues for the gunman, following a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Authorities search for Brown University gunman
Authorities on Dec. 15, 2025, resumed their search for the gunman in thedeadly attack at Brown Universityon Dec. 13 that killed two students and wounded nine others after investigators released a person of interest.Pictured here a law enforcement officer canvasses with a police dog as the manhunt continues for the gunman, following a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Law enforcement officials have released video of a person of interest walking near the engineering building, but said during a news conference Tuesday night they do not have any footage of the person inside the building.
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'Fewer, if any cameras'
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said a "major addition" had been added to the engineering building within the last five years, but the older portion of the building – where the shooting occurred – had "fewer, if any, cameras."
"That is a modern building attached to a much older one in the back, so it doesn't come as a surprise to me at least that there are cameras in the newer part of the building," Neronha said at a news conference, adding the shooting took place in the back of the older building.
The state prosecutor said the cameras in the newer portion of the building showed the "chaos" in the aftermath of the shooting, with students fleeing.
Contributing: Natalie Alund
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Donald Trump criticizes Brown University after shooting, 'no excuse'
