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The Beat with Ari Melber

Brown University, Sydney Australia shootings put spotlight on gun violence, antisemitism

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

Daily News, News, Versant Media, Politics, Ms Now, Government, Versant

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

December 12, 2025; 6pm; A manhunt is underway after a shooting at Brown University left two students dead and multiple injured. An antisemitic mass shooting in Sydney Australia over the weekend also left 16 dead, including one of the two suspected gunmen. Plus, fractures showing among Donald Trump's support with MAGA Republicans. And, remembering Rob and Michele Reiner, who were found dead Sunday. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Rob D'Amico, Mark Leibovich, and Margaret Carlson.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the beat. I'm Mari Melbur. We begin with an update on this escalating manhunt. That's in Providence, Rhode Island, after the terrible shooting at Brown University over the weekend, Saturday, leaving two dead, and several students injured. Officials have now released new images and video of the person of interest in this case. We got this material from the briefing, which you may have seen on the news. That was finishing just moments ago.

0:22.2

They've also announced a reward.

0:26.0

We are renewing our call for the public's assistance and seeking any and all information about the shooter.

0:33.4

No amount of information is too small or irrelevant.

0:36.9

We are also here to announce the FBI is now offering a reward of $50,000 for information

0:44.1

that can lead to the identification, the arrest, and the conviction of the individual responsible

0:50.5

who we believe to be armed and dangerous.

0:55.1

Officials releasing this new footage of the person of interest that they are now eyeing.

1:00.1

You can see dark clothing, a hat, what looks like a mask.

1:03.3

This is the first look of the individual we've seen from this view.

1:08.2

They did release another video over the weekend of the person that they

1:12.4

also thought was the same person exiting the scene of the crime, hoping that someone could

1:17.1

recognize them. Saturday at 4 p.m., the shooter entered an economics classroom. This was a final

1:22.7

exam review, so a weekend setting where students were gathered, and they opened fire with the rifle,

1:27.4

killing two students.

1:29.6

19-year-old Ella Cook from Alabama and 18-year-old Mohamad Aziz Umarzakov from Virginia.

1:38.1

Local hospital treating nine other students with gunshot injuries as of this afternoon.

1:42.7

One in critical condition.

1:45.6

Cell phone footage obtained by WABC shows the scene of the students

1:51.0

sheltering in place in a room at Brown. Police, police, police, hands, hands, hands, hands,

2:10.6

enough hands.

2:12.6

Hey, nice.

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