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The 7

Hunt for the Brown University shooter; Bondi Beach gunmen; Trump’s Rob Reiner post; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Tuesday, December 16. The seven stories you need to know today. 


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0:00.0

It's day four of the hunt for the Brown University gunmen.

0:05.7

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

0:09.0

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, December 16th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:19.0

On Saturday afternoon, a gunman opened fire inside a lecture hall at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

0:27.5

Two students were killed, and nine were wounded.

0:31.4

One of those killed was identified as 18-year-old Mukhamid Aziz Umar Zokov.

0:37.4

He was a freshman and aspiring brain surgeon from

0:41.3

Virginia. Ella Cook, a 19-year-old sophomore from Alabama and talented musician, was also killed in the

0:48.9

attack. Yesterday, authorities released new videos and images of a person of interest in the shooting.

0:56.7

They showed a stocky person of medium height who, hours before the attack, was walking a few

1:02.8

blocks from campus in dark clothes and a medical mask.

1:07.3

Authorities had initially detained and then released a different person of interest.

1:12.8

Now, the manhunt is starting over.

1:15.9

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee spoke at a press briefing yesterday.

1:19.9

Just like all of us, we want to see the individual that pulled the trigger on these young kids, identified, apprehended, and brought the justice.

1:32.6

The minimal progress made in the investigation so far has generated exasperation on campus.

1:39.4

Some students and others expressed concern that the pursuit of the initial person of interest may have wasted valuable time.

1:48.0

Number two. Officials in Australia said the Bondi Beach gunmen were inspired by the Islamic State.

1:58.0

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is not the sprawling global terrorist organization

2:04.6

it once was.

2:06.5

But according to experts, it continues to inspire violence on a global scale.

2:12.2

One example is in Australia, where on Sunday, two gunmen targeted a Hanukkah celebration at a beach in Sydney,

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