Providence on alert as Brown University gunman remains at large after person of interest released
Authorities said the video showing a man dressed in all black is still the “most useful” to help track down the Brown University shooter.
Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha said if there was piece of video that they could use to show a face “you’d have it.”
This update comes after police said they would release a person of interest that was taken into custody.
According to video footage released by police, the suspected gunman was seen leaving the building on foot.
The unidentified gunman appeared to be in his 30s, and was dressed in all black, according to Providence police.
Fox News Digital’s Lorraine Taylor contributed to this update.
Mayor Brett Smiley announced that the Providence, RI Police Department were releasing a person of interest, but the investigation remains ongoing and fully active across all agencies.
Smiley said via X that since the first 911 call, they had not received any specific threats to “our community.”
PPD is asking anyone with video or photo evidence to share it by calling 401-272-3121 or submitting it to the FBI tip line: https://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/614ee3a4a073699
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha had a tense exchange with reporters on Sunday when one questioned why there weren’t enough cameras at Brown University to catch the gunman still at large.
“There just weren’t a lot of cameras in that Brown building, is the reality,” Neronha said.
“The reality is it’s an old building attached to a new one,” he added. “I don’t know what to tell you, but we’re going to go out and find whatever evidence we can to solve this case as quickly as we can.”
“I mean, we’re not holding back a video that we think would be useful. And I don’t think I should even have to say it.”
Fox News’ CB Cotton contributed to this update.
Providence officials announced that they will release a person of interest from custody, as the search for the Brown University gunman continues.
Speaking to reporters Sunday night, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said that the man who was arrested at a hotel in Coventry will be released from custody.
“We will be releasing the person of interest who had been detained earlier today,” said Smiley.
“We know that this is likely to cause fresh anxiety for our community. And we want to reiterate what we said earlier, which remains true… we have not received any credible or specific threats to the Providence community,” he added.
“And so the status of safety in our community remains unchanged. And we believe that you remain safe in our community.”
Brown University is grieving after a mass shooting in an engineering classroom left two students dead and nine others wounded during final exams. Hundreds gathered on campus in Providence to mourn the victims as investigators continued piecing together what happened inside the Barus and Holley building around 4 p.m. on Monday.
Police say a person of interest was taken into custody early this morning about 20 miles from campus after geolocation data helped track him down. Authorities recovered two handguns and believe more than 40 rounds were fired.
All classes and final exams have been postponed, and flags across Rhode Island have been lowered to half-staff. President Donald Trump has offered condolences to the victims and their families. Officials are expected to deliver another update at a press conference shortly.
The Buffalo Bills stayed in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday night, in close proximity to the Brown University shooting that left two students dead.
According to OutKick,
Bills quarterback Josh Allen confirmed the situation and said that his team was staying at a hotel nearby when a shelter-in-place was issued.
“Yeah, very, very scary situation,” Allen said, per OutKick. “Obviously, condolences to the families and prayers are out to everyone that was involved and affected by it.”
“It’s a terrible thing. But, yeah, obviously, we [were] out, some guys [were] eating dinner blocks away from where it was going on.”
One of the students killed in the Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University was identified as Ella Cook, according to an Alabama church.
Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham posted a video of its Sunday sermon, where a priest addressed the recent tragedy.
“Some of you haven’t heard, a lot of you have heard…[about] the tragedy yesterday at Brown University, the shooting of a number of people,” the priest said.
“Tragically, one of our parishioners, Ella Cook, was one of those who was killed yesterday.”
The priest said that Cook “encouraged and lift[ed] up those around her.”
“And those of you who knew her, those of you who know her, she was an incredible grounded faithful bright light.. at Brown University, she was an incredible light in that particular place as well.”
Former President Joe Biden denounced the Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University in a statement on Sunday, calling it “senseless.”
“Students should have the freedom to learn in school without having to fear for their lives,” Biden wrote in a post on X. “Period.”
“We must never accept senseless violence that leaves families and communities shattered. It pierces the very soul of our nation.”
The Democrat added that Americans “can and must do more to prevent gun violence and save lives.”
“Jill and I are grieving the lives lost and those wounded at Brown University, and we are keeping the victims, their loved ones, and all of Providence in our prayers,” he added.
Authorities confirmed on Sunday that they recovered two handguns after arresting a person of interest behind the Dec. 13 Brown University shooting.
According to The Associated Press, one of the firearms had a laser.
During the noon news conference on Sunday, local officials declined to say whether they’d recovered any type of evidence.
Fox News Channel’s CB Cotton contributed to this report.
Dan McKee, the governor of Rhode Island, ordered all state buildings and facilities to lower their flags to half staff to honor the victims of the Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University.
“My heart is with the victims, the families, the Brown University community, and the brave law enforcement officials who responded to this horrific attack,” McKee said in a statement.
“In the face of tragedy, Rhode Island will do what we do best: come together with compassion and resolve to support one another.”
McKee also asked Rhode Islanders to lower their own flags to honor the tragedy.
President Donald Trump offered condolences to the victims of attacks across the globe on Sunday, from the mass shooting at Brown University to the Hanukkah terrorist attack in Australia.
Trump addressed the tragedies while speaking at a Christmas reception at the White House on Sunday, saying his thoughts and support are with the victims of the shooting at Brown. He also condemned the “pure antisemitism” of the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia, as well as the killing of three Americans in Syria on Saturday.
“I want to just pay my respects to the people – unfortunately, two are no longer with us – at Brown University. Nine injured, and two are looking down on us right now from heaven,” Trump said.
“And, likewise, in Australia, as you know, there was a terrible attack. Eleven dead, 29 badly wounded. And that was an antisemitic attack, obviously. And it, I just want to pay my respects to everybody,” he continued.
“We’re here for a different reason. We’re here to celebrate Christmas and to celebrate,” Trump told the crowd gathered. “And I think today we can very say loudly that we celebrate Hanukkah because there was such a horrible attack that was a purely antisemitic attack.”
This update is an excerpt of an article by Anders Hagstrom.
The New England Patriots organization
said it was “heartbroken” over the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that left at least two people dead and nine others wounded.P
Police said a person of interest was in custody early Sunday following the incident. The person was apprehended at a hotel in Coventry but wasn’t immediately identified. Providence police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said the detained person was in their 30s.
“The New England Patriots are heartbroken by the horrific events at Brown University,” the team said.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to those affected and their families, and we remain grateful to the first responders and law enforcement who acted swiftly to protect the students, faculty, staff and the community.”
This update is an excerpt of an article by Ryan Gaydos.
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., on Sunday said that college campuses need to be a safe place for students following the deadly shooting at Brown University, telling reporters that “we have to make it that way.”
Reed spoke with reporters following a noon press conference in Providence, Rhode Island.
“Once again, people have to scratch their heads and say, ‘What kind of country is this is?’ You’re taking an exam and someone bursts in and starts shooting. That’s not the way it should be,” Reed told Fox News Digital.
“We’d like to think our campuses are one of the places that are removed from this type of violence,” Reed continued. “And we have to make it that way.”
The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Saturday inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building at the Ivy League school. Two students were killed and nine others were wounded. A person of interest was detained early Sunday at a hotel in a nearby town about 17 miles from the campus.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency used “geolocation capabilities” to help authorities track down the person of interest in the deadly shooting at Brown University.
Patel posted an update on X about the FBI’s response to the shooting that left two students dead and nine others wounded on Saturday at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island.
Patel wrote that the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team provided critical “geolocation capabilities” that helped FBI Boston’s Safe Streets Task Force, U.S. Marshals and Coventry Police Department detain the person of interest at a hotel room in Coventry.
The detention was sparked by a tip that Providence police had received, Patel said, without elaborating.
Fox News Correspondent Bryan Llenas earlier reported that police in Coventry said the person of interest was found at around 3:45 a.m. at a hotel in Coventry, about 17 miles south of Providence.
Few details about the person of interest were immediately provided. Officials said the person of interest is a man in his 20s after earlier stating he was in his 30s.
Officials held a press conference at noon but said no official updates were immediately available as the investigation remains ongoing.
“Right now, the investigation continues to progress extremely fast,” Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said. “We’re in the process of collecting evidence and seizing items that we need to seize, search locations that we need to search.”
Students at Brown University described huddling in locked rooms with barricaded doors for hours after a deadly shooting unfolded on campus Saturday.
The students, who wished to remain anonymous, spoke on Sunday with Fox News Digital from the Ivy League university campus, saying they sheltered for about seven hours after a gunman opened fire around 4 p.m. in an engineering building on campus.
“Everyone kinda like huddled around a certain area with the lights off, barricaded the doors and then it was about like, oh, maybe 7 or 8 p.m., when the DPS or the public safety officer came from Brown and then they got us out,” one student said.
The student, who said he was in the gym at the time, said DPS then swept the building with a SWAT team.
“At first it was it was a little like jarring to see,” he said of witnessing SWAT officers in the building. “I think they were very professional. They did their job.”
Another student described hunkering down in his dorm room after hearing gunshots.
“I waited for the all-clear. I wasn’t going to risk it,” said the student, who is an economics major. “I’m still a bit shocked.”
Another student said he and a group of students were in “a pretty open building” in Campus Center and went upstairs to rooms with doors they were able to lock and barricade.
“I think it obviously hits harder than like other news has hit about similar incidents ’cause it’s on our campus,” the student said. “I don’t really know what like solution wise, like I feel like there wasn’t really much like prevention that we could do, and I think Brown handled it really well.”
The student said Brown constantly provided students with updates and supplied food to those who authorities eventually escorted to the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.
A Brown University senior said he spent the night helping evacuate classmates after losing a close friend in a shooting
at his school that left two people dead and nine others injured.
Ben Marcus told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday that he was celebrating Shabbat at Brown’s Hillel, a center for Jewish life on campus, when the building’s security guard rushed in with an urgent warning.
“None of us were on our phones. The security guard at the Hillel building just leaped into action, and he said, ‘Everyone upstairs, this is really serious. There’s a shooter,'” Marcus said.
One of the victims, whose name has not yet been released, was a close friend of Marcus.
“I actually lost a very good friend of mine… I don’t think her name is public yet,” he said. But she was a really, really special person… really amazing at creating dialogue and interfaith activities, and we’ll really miss her.”
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The Brown University shooter fired dozens of rounds with a handgun during a campus shooting that killed two students and wounded nine others, according to a report.
A law enforcement source provided the new details to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
The shooter was armed with a handgun and fired more than 40 9mm rounds, according to a law enforcement official. Investigators have not recovered a gun as of Sunday morning, though did recover two loaded 30-round magazines, the official said.
The shooting happened inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island.
A person of interest
in their 30s was taken into custody early Sunday morning, officials said during an earlier press conference. Police did not immediately provide additional details about the individual.
Brown University announced Sunday that all remaining academics for the Fall semester will be postponed indefinitely following a deadly shooting that happened on campus.
Provost Francis J. Doyle III wrote in a message to the Brown community that school officials “encourage everyone to focus on their own safety and well-being” at this time.
“Given the deeply tragic events that took place on our campus yesterday, all remaining undergraduate, graduate and medical classes, exams, and papers or projects for the Fall 2025 semester will not take place as scheduled,” Doyle wrote.
Students are free to leave campus at this time, and those who choose to remain will have access to on-campus services and support, he wrote.
Doyle added that school officials “know there will be many academic concerns about the implications of not holding classes and exams as scheduled,” and will release more information in the coming days.
Rhode Island police announced early Sunday that they have a person of interest in custody in connection with the Brown University
campus shooting that left two students dead and nine others injured.
Police told reporters at a 7 a.m. press conference that the person of interest was taken into custody earlier Sunday morning, though were only able to provide limited information at this time.
“The next process for us is what we do best in our detectives is to coordinate with the prosecutors, to collect evidence, to conduct interviews, and then from there will be able to, when is appropriate and accurate, to share more details with you all,” Providence Chief of Police Oscar Perez said.
Police could not immediately confirm where the person of interest was taken into custody or say whether the individual was affiliated with the university.
Fox News Correspondent Bryan Llenas reported that police in Coventry, Rhode Island, said the person of interest was found at around 3:45 a.m. at a hotel in Coventry, about 17 miles south of Providence, though details on how investigators tracked the individual were not immediately provided.
Authorities were not seeking other suspects at this point, Perez said, though police were still investigating.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told reporters that seven of the victims are in stable condition while one is in critical but stable condition. One victim has been discharged.
Officials said additional updates were expected later Sunday.
Brown University announced early Sunday that police have lifted a campus-wide shelter in place order, though advised that police activity is continuing in some parts that are considered an active crime scene as they hunt a gunman in a deadly shooting.
The school’s announcement came around 5:40 a.m., hours after a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others in a classroom at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, during final exams.
The school advised that access remains limited to parts of campus where police are active.
Those who leave areas within the police perimeter, including Minden Hall and nearby apartment buildings, would be unable to immediately return.
Brown encouraged those on campus to always follow instructions from law enforcement.
The unidentified gunman appeared to be in his 30s, and was dressed in all black, according to the Providence Police Department.
The shooting happened inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building.
The suspected gunman was seen leaving the building on foot in video footage released by police.
Massachusetts leaders offered prayers after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday left two students dead and nine others wounded, calling the incident “horrific” and “tragic.”
“My heart is with @BrownUniversity and the City of Providence, and I’m praying for everyone impacted by this tragic act of violence. @MassStatePolice are in close contact with Rhode Island officials and I’ve been in touch with @GovDanMcKee to offer our full support and assistance,” Gov. Maura Healey wrote on X.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said “the deadly shooting at Brown University is horrific.”
“Students should be able to learn in peace, not fear gun violence. My heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Providence community,” she wrote.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said he is “heartbroken by the news of a horrific mass shooting at Brown University and sending love and prayers for the victims, their families, and the entire Providence community.”
“We must act now to end this painful epidemic of gun violence. Our children should be safe at school,” he added.
The gunman remains at large, according to officials.
Brown University President Christina Paxson confirmed all victims in the shooting on Saturday are students and that the campus remains on lockdown as police continue searching for the gunman.
Two students were killed in the shooting while nine others were wounded.
Paxson said six students remain in critical but stable condition, one student is in critical condition, another is in stable condition and another was treated and released.
“Our full focus right now is on our community, their safety and providing support for the victims and their families,” she said.
Professors who had final exams scheduled for Sunday notified their students that the tests have been postponed.
Non-emergency staff scheduled to work an overnight shift were also told not to come in while the shelter-in-place order remains in place.
“Providence Police have advised that our campus must remain on lockdown,” Paxson said. “It is an active police scene, and the priority is to keep everyone safe. All members of the campus community will receive an alert notifying students, faculty and staff when the shelter in place order is lifted. Until then, we advise parents and families not to travel to the Brown campus. This is for their safety.”
An economics professor at Brown University said the deadly shooting at the school on Saturday broke out during a review session for her course’s final exam.
Rachel Friedberg, who teaches Principles of Economics, was not present when the shooter entered the room while students reviewed material for her final exam, but said a teaching assistant who led the session told her what happened.
“The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top,” Friedberg told Ocean State Media. “He said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something — he couldn’t remember what he yelled — and started shooting.”
“Students started to scramble to try to get away from the shooter, trying to get lower down in the stadium seating, and people got shot,” the professor continued. “I don’t know if they’re the only ones who got shot or not.”
Two people were killed and at least nine others were wounded in the shooting that unfolded at the university on Saturday. The gunman remains at large, according to officials.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said there is no “ongoing threat” following the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and at least nine others injured on Saturday, adding that events do not need to be canceled in the aftermath of the tragic incident.
The gunman remains at large as of late Saturday night, according to officials.
“In the hours that have eclipsed since the initial shooting, we’ve received no additional credible information that there is any specific, ongoing threat from this individual,” the mayor said at a news conference. “And so we do not believe these events need to be canceled. We do believe you can safely go to church in the morning in order to provide an additional sense of safety and comfort and confidence.”
“There will be an enhanced, invisible law enforcement presence throughout the community tomorrow,” Smiley continued. “I would like to reiterate our deep gratitude for how hard law enforcement is working right now. It will be up and out all night tonight and throughout the day tomorrow, and will remain hard at work until the individual responsible is brought to justice. But tomorrow, on Sunday, you will see police officers throughout the city. And we are receiving and relying on and grateful for the assistance from the state police and our neighboring communities, all of whom have offered to help. We know this is a scary time.”
Authorities released video footage Saturday night of a person of interest in a deadly mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Nearly a dozen Brown University students were shot at the campus on Saturday.
The unidentified gunman, who appeared to be in his 30’s, killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others.
Video footage released by the Providence Police Department shows the man leaving the building on foot, dressed in black.
Officials confirmed the shooting happened inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building.
Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley on Saturday evening confirmed that a ninth person had been injured in the Brown University shooting, in addition to the two people who were killed.
“One of the new details that I’m sorry to have to share is that there is one additional victim today, so now there are nine injured individuals,” Smiley said during a press conference.
He said the newly identified victim did not suffer a gunshot wound but “had received fragments from the shooting that had occurred near them.”
The victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening, Smiley said.
Officials also confirmed that all the victims — with the exception of the most recently identified individual — were students.
Authorities initially reported two fatalities and eight wounded.
Rhode Island
Hospital released more information about eight of the nine surviving Brown University mass shooting victims, noting the hospital remains on lockdown but is still accepting emergency room patients.
Rhode Island Hospital confirmed it received a total of eight patients from the shooting, including six patients in critical but stable condition, one patient in critical condition, and one patient in stable condition.
Two students were killed in the shooting.
“Rhode Island Hospital is working closely with and providing support to all impacted family members, and remains in continuous communication with Brown University,” hospital officials wrote in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this incident.”
As of 7:20 pm. local time, the Miriam Hospital has not received any patients.
The Diocese of Providence
asked the community to “unite in prayer” after 11 people were shot Saturday during an attack at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Rev. Bruce Lewandowski, bishop of Providence, wrote in a statement he is “deeply saddened and troubled by the senseless shooting.”
“Let us unite in prayer for those who lost their lives, for the injured, for the Brown University community and all affected by this tragedy,” Lewandowski wrote. “May God continue to guide our elected officials, law enforcement, and first responders as they work to keep everyone safe.”
The Diocese of Providence said it is offering its resources, clergy and personnel, and charitable assistance wherever needed.
“May God bless us all and may Our Lady of Providence keep us in her care,” Lewandowski wrote.
U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Saturday said he has directed personnel in Providence to offer “any and all support” in the wake of the shooting at Brown University.
“We are saddened to learn of the senseless act of violence at Brown University,” the agency said in a post on X. “I’ve instructed our Secret Service personnel in Providence to provide any and all support needed.”
“Prayers for the victims and all those impacted.”
Brown University officials sent an alert just before 8:30 p.m. local time, telling the community it is “imperative” members of the community remain sheltered in place as law enforcement searches for a gunman accused of killing two people and wounding eight others.
“The Brown campus continues to be in lockdown,” university officials wrote in the alert. “This means keeping all doors locked and ensuring no movement across campus.”
The law enforcement response remains ongoing.
“Safety is the utmost and essential priority,” officials wrote.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee released a statement on X noting the state is “making every resource available” and the investigation into Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University continues.
“Our capital city experienced an unthinkable tragedy today,” McKee wrote in the post. “Our hearts are with the people of Providence and all those impacted.”
A shelter in place remains in effect for the greater Brown University area.
An official wearing tactical gear at the scene of the Brown University mass shooting told Fox News Digital’ there are “too many unknowns,” referring to people in the area, leading to the prolonged shelter in place order.
Students are still sheltering in place as authorities work to clear university buildings.
The gunman, who was wearing all black at the time of the shooting, remains at large prompting a massive manhunt.
Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this post.
Elias Christian, a Providence resident who lives just blocks from Brown University’s Barus and Holley engineering and physics building, said he first sensed something was wrong Saturday evening when he heard emergency vehicles racing toward campus.
“I haven’t lived here too long, just a couple years, but I haven’t heard of anything like this happening,” Christian told Fox News Digital. “… This is known as kind of the safe part of the city and has a safer reputation in general.”
He said the shooting feels especially jarring because of where it unfolded.
“This is kind of the heart of Brown,” he said.
Christian said he did not feel particularly scared himself, noting that police appeared to have the situation “under control.”
However, he recognized that it must have been “much scarier” for those who were closer when the chaos began.
“I’m sure it was so much scarier for people who were here before it was under control,” Christian said. “And all the students in this building and in the area.”
Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
Brown University students were seen being evacuated from university building by police as the manhunt continues for a male gunman accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding eight others on Saturday.
Students could be seen visibly shaken up while walking out of the Building for Environmental Research and Teaching, while police lights flashed around them.
Many buildings remain locked down as the search continues.
Authorities are combing Brown University after a gunman killed two people and wounded eight others in a mass shooting Saturday.
At the scene, Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis reported police are standing in the doors of buildings, with streets blocked off in yellow crime scene tape.
Through flashing lights and sirens, armed law enforcement could be seen walking in the direction of the Barus and Holley engineering building, where university officials and police said the shooting unfolded.
The campus remains quiet and many onlookers have moved away as police continue their search for the unidentified male gunman still at large in the community.
Armored vehicles have also responded to the scene.
Local business owner Roshan, who runs the Metro Mart near Brown University in Providence, said he was arriving in the area just a few blocks away when he first noticed the heavy police presence on Saturday evening.
“I saw the ambulance and police, and they blocked the way so I couldn’t park. I usually park in front of my store,” he told Fox News Digital. “It’s very scary … like 90% of the people here are students. It’s terrible.”
He said he closed his store and stood outside trying to get information from police and social media when he learned about the shooting.
Roshan described the city as “one of the safest areas,” adding that he often walks the streets at night without concern.
“And all of a sudden, a shooting like this … this is terrifying right now,” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this post.
A junior Brown University student barricaded in a university building basement told Fox News Digital students barricaded in the top floor of a university building during the shooting, called 911, and waited nearly two hours before police arrived.
“They brought us down into a basement office space with a few hundred people and have been sweeping the building getting groups of people as they call 911 and inform them of their location,” the student said. “We’re hearing pretty daunting numbers and people are all checking in on their friends.”
Fox News Digital’s Adriana James-Rodil contributed to this post.
President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the mass shooting Saturday at Brown University, calling it a “terrible thing.”
Trump said he has been briefed on the shooting, which claimed at least two lives and wounded eight others.
“What a terrible thing it is,” the president told the media following the Army-Navy football game. “All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt, it looks like. … We’ll inform you later as to what’s happening, but it’s a shame. Let’s just pray.”
Authorities are searching a suspect accused of opening fire at Brown University’s Barus and Holley engineering building, killing at least two people and wounding eight others.
The unidentified male gunman was last seen leaving the Barus and Holley engineering building after the shooting at about 4 p.m. local time.
Officials said the alleged shooter was dressed in black.
Multiple local law enforcement agencies, along with the FBI and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are investigating.
At least two people are dead and eight others remain in critical, but stable condition following a shooting Saturday during final exams at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley did not confirm if the victims were students or faculty.
Father and son revealed to be behind Sydney terror attack that left 15 dead
Police say a father and son were behind the horrifying mass shooting that left 16 people dead, including one of the gunmen, and 40 people hospitalized during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said during a press conference on Monday in Australia that it was a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son that carried out the terror attack.
The father is dead, police said, and the son is in critical but stable condition in a hospital. Lanyon also said they are not looking for additional suspects at this time.
The father was a licensed gun owner with six legally registered firearms. All six of the firearms have been recovered, with some being recovered at the scene. The others were located and recovered when investigators executed search warrants at two separate locations, police said.
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The commissioner told reporters Monday afternoon that the father met the eligibility criteria for a hunting license used for recreational hunting.
Still unidentified, the father was issued a Category A/B firearms license, which allowed him to possess the long firearms he registered.
Lanyon told police the warrants were executed at a property in Campsie and another property in Bonnyrigg. He added that their residential address was in Bonnyrigg, though they were staying in Campsie.
The commissioner also told reporters the father had held a gun license for 10 years.
“There was very little knowledge of either of these men by the authorities,” Lanyon said. “The person was determined to be entitled to have a firearms license and…the person had a firearms license for a number of years for which there were no incidents.”
Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also found at the scene of one of the homes where search warrants were executed. The IEDs were taken into possession by a rescue and bomb disposal unit and found to be active. They were then rendered safe by police.
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Lanyon noted that the IEDs were “rudimentary,” or fairly basic, though he also noted he was grateful they did not detonate.
Police said the victims of the Sunday attack range in age from 10 to 87 years old.
The shooting happened during an annual celebration, known as “Chanukah By The Sea.” It was scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. to celebrate the first day of the Jewish holiday by lighting the first candle on the Menorah. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. local time.
Police say the attack “targeted” the Jewish community and is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
At least 40 people remained hospitalized after the shooting, including two police officers, the agency confirmed. The shooting is the worst attack against Jews since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks.
Police added that they found evidence of multiple improvised explosive devices in a vehicle near the scene of the attack.
“We have our rescue bomb disposal unit there at the moment working on that,” he said.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog acknowledged the attack while speaking at an event in Jerusalem recognizing immigrants’ extraordinary achievements on Sunday.
“At these very moments, our sisters and brothers in Sydney, Australia, have been attacked by vile terrorists in a very cruel attack on Jews who went to light the first candle of Chanukah on Bondi Beach,” Herzog said. “Our hearts go out to them. The heart of the entire nation of Israel misses a beat at this very moment, as we pray for the recovery of the wounded, we pray for them and we pray for those who lost their lives.”
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Herzog also called on the Australian government to “seek action and fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism which is plaguing Australian society.”
Erika Kirk says all livestreams ‘on hold’ until after private meeting with Candace Owens
Erika Kirk has announced that she is to meet privately with commentator Candace Owens marking the first direct conversation between the two after a period of public discussion and differing perspectives that emerged after her late husband’s death.
Kirk shared the update in a brief statement on X on Sunday, saying both women had agreed to pause all public commentary until after the meeting.
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“Candace Owens and I are meeting for a private, in-person discussion on Monday, December 15,” Erika said.
“@RealCandaceO and I have agreed that public discussions, livestreams, and tweets are on hold until after this meeting. I look forward to a productive conversation. Thank you,” Erika added.
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The planned discussion between Erika and the former Turning Point USA employee reflects an effort by the women to address weeks of mounting tensions over conspiracy theories online in a more thoughtful and personal setting.
At a recent CBS town hall Erika expressed the emotional toll of widespread online speculation surrounding her husband’s passing, “Stop. That’s it. That’s all I have to say. Stop.” when asked what she had to say to people making unfounded claims.
“When you go after my family, my Turning Point USA family, my Charlie Kirk Show family, when you go after the people that I love, and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this, no,” Erika also said on “Outnumbered” Dec. 10.
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The relationship between the two women has deteriorated sharply in recent months, despite their earlier history of collaboration and personal friendship.
The recent events have placed them on different sides of a sensitive moment and their decision to meet privately shows signs of a mutual desire to speak directly while reducing misunderstandings and avoiding further speculation.
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Kirk, who now leads TPUSA, has been focused publicly on preserving her husband Charlie Kirk’s legacy since his tragic death in September.
US and Ukraine target massive 1,000-vessel ‘dark fleet’ smuggling sanctioned oil
A 1,000-strong “dark fleet” of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, a senior maritime intelligence analyst claims.
Michelle Wiese Bockmann warned the aging fleet poses geopolitical risks and threats of $1 billion oil spills, with the recent U.S. seizures in Venezuela and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea marking a turning point for both nations in their efforts.
“There are about 1,000 vessels worldwide that are trading sanctioned crude tankers containing sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil,” Bockmann told Fox News Digital.
“These vessels are a lifeline for these regimes, because they’re used for shipping oil to fund the war in Ukraine, and also give money to the illicit Maduro regime,” she added.
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“This is a brand-new problem for the U.S., and now Ukraine has signaled they are going to target these vessels the same way,” she said. “There is a new strategy to deal with this dark fleet, which is the lifeline of sanctioned oil revenues, and now under attack by the U.S. and Ukraine. The strategy is all to counter what we call gray-zone aggression.”
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Recent Ukrainian naval drone strikes have disabled several tankers in the Black Sea, including the Dashan, part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet that Ukraine says helps Moscow export oil in defiance of sanctions, according to Reuters.
“It is dangerous and could be interpreted as a form of gray-zone aggression in order to continue to keep oil revenue flowing,” Bockmann said.
“This is all a billion-dollar oil spill catastrophe waiting to happen,” she added, pointing to the environmental and navigational risks posed by poorly maintained, uninsured ships.
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She said a subset of “about 350 to 400 vessels at any one time are not only sanctioned but falsely flying flags, which is dangerous,” because false registration leaves vessels stateless and uninsured, putting crews at risk.
“This is a huge issue for maritime safety, it’s a menace to the environment, and it entails crew welfare,” Bockmann said.
These vessels, she said, are typically “elderly” and used solely for sanctioned oil trades. Many also “manipulate AIS” to show they are in one place when they are actually elsewhere.
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“They use false flagging, but also spoofing and manipulating its AIS to show it’s in one place when it’s not. These vessels have also gone to fraudulent registries that don’t exist, which means they have no insurance,” she said. “Their certificates of seaworthiness are invalid, and they have relied on international maritime conventions to have what’s called the ‘right of innocent passage’ so they can’t get intercepted.”
Bockmann said U.S. forces have used legal tools including Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which allows boarding of stateless vessels, to stop these ships.
“It’s my belief that they used Article 110, and they got on board that vessel, and they were absolutely entitled to remove that vessel from global trade,” she said.
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In the Caribbean, U.S. forces recently seized the tanker Skipper, sanctioned in 2022 and found to be masking its location, under a federal warrant as part of a broader campaign to disrupt illicit oil shipping.
“The recent Venezuelan tanker was carrying 1.8 million barrels of oil uninsured, so that’s a billion-dollar maritime disaster waiting to happen,” Bockmann said.
As reported by Fox News Digital, Dec. 12 saw Attorney General Pam Bondi frame the U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan crude tanker as a sanctions-enforcement action rooted in a federal court warrant.
Meanwhile, in the Black Sea, Ukraine targeted multiple alleged “shadow fleet” tankers with sea drones, according to Reuters.
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“The three tankers that have been targeted by Ukraine are all in ballast, which means that they weren’t carrying oil,” Bockmann said.
“That was carefully chosen, and they were also falsely flagged, just like in the recent case of the three tankers attacked in Ukraine. That flag was Gambia. In the U.S. case of Skipper, the flag was Guyana,” Bockmann said.
Vanderbilt star’s fiery meltdown targets Heisman voters after crushing defeat
While Fernando Mendoza is enjoying his Heisman Trophy victory as he prepares for the Indiana Hoosiers’ College Football Playoff run, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, one of the Heisman finalists, is not happy with how the voters came to their result on Saturday night.
Pavia, the Commodores’ veteran signal caller, was blunt about how he felt about Mendoza winning in New York City.
As he made a post to his Instagram Stories of a photo with a few of his Commodores teammates, Pavia gave his thoughts on the voters.
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“F-All the voters,” he wrote with a thumbs-down emoji. “But…family for life.”
Pavia, 23, finished in second place, though it was distant after receiving 189 first-place votes to Mendoza’s 643 votes.
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On Sunday night, Pavia issued an apology on X.
“Being a part of the Heisman ceremony last night as a finalist was such an honor. As a competitor, just like in everything I do I wanted to win,” he wrote. “To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful. I didn’t handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the way I wanted to. I have much love and respect for the Heisman voters and the selection process, and I apologize for being disrespectful. It was a mistake, and I am sorry.
“Fernando Mendoza is an elite competitor and a deserving winner of the award. I have nothing but respect for his accomplishments as well as the success that Jeremiyah and Julian had this season. I’ve been doubted my whole life.
“Every step of my journey I’ve had to break down doors and fight for myself, because Ive learned that nothing would be handed to me. My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn’t want anything to distract from that. I look forward to competing in front of my family and with my team one more time in the ReliaQuest Bowl.”
Mendoza led the Hoosiers to a Big Ten Championship win over Ohio State to stay undefeated, setting them up as the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff.
However, Mendoza naysayers pointed out that he had just 2,980 yards passing, though he threw for a Big Ten-leading 33 touchdowns with only six interceptions thrown in 13 games. Mendoza added six touchdowns on the ground as well on 69 attempts.
Meanwhile, Pavia, playing in his second season at Vanderbilt after starting at New Mexico State, led the SEC with a 71.2% completion rate with 27 touchdowns, 3,192 yards passing and nine rushing scores as well. He rushed for 826 yards on 152 attempts.
Pavia’s reaction to the voting results isn’t much of a shock, though, as he has always been self-confident to the point where he kept telling voters to send him to New York City as he felt he deserved the Heisman.
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“The Heisman Trophy winner goes to the best player in college football,” Pavia said on OutKick’s “Hot Mic.” “I believe that to be myself, you check the numbers and especially — there’s two things that don’t lie to you: Numbers and tape. I’ve been taught that since I was young, you go check that out. I feel like I’m undoubtedly the best player in college football.”
Vanderbilt had a 10-2 record on the year, ranking No. 14 nationally at the end of the season.
Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy’s heartbreaking final words before his death
haron Osbourne revealed Ozzy Osbourne’s last words to her as she continues to mourn the loss of her husband of 43 years.
During an appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” which aired on Wednesday, Sharon, 73, teared up as she recalled her final moments with Ozzy, who died in July at the age of 76 in June following a heart attack.
Sharon told Morgan that Ozzy had been “up and down” all night before waking her at 4:30 a.m.
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“He said, “Wake up” and [I said] ‘I’m already bloody awake, you’ve woken me up,'” Sharon remembered. “And he said, ‘Kiss me.’ And then he said, ‘Hug me tight.'”
Sharon emotionally confirmed that those were the last words that the Black Sabbath frontman said to her before he died later that morning.
The former “The Talk” host explained that Ozzy would often wake up early to exercise and he followed his usual routine on the day of his death.
“He went downstairs and worked out for 20 minutes and passed away,” she said.
Sharon recalled that she discovered Ozzy had died after she heard “screaming” in the house and ran downstairs.
“They were trying to resuscitate him and I’m like ‘Don’t. Leave him. Leave him. You can’t. He’s gone.’ I knew instantly he’s gone,” she recalled. “And they tried and tried and then they took him by helicopter to the hospital and they tried and it’s like, ‘He’s gone. Just leave him.'”
Sharon shared that her grief at the time was so overwhelming she “couldn’t function” and she struggled with “regrets” over their last exchange.
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“If only I’d have told him I loved him more. If only I’d have held him tighter,” she said as she began to cry.
Morgan noted that the couple had known each other for 55 years, since she was a teeanger. Sharon first met Ozzy when Black Sabbath visited the London office of her father, Don Arden, who managed the band. However, the two’s relationship did not turn romantic until years later after Ozzy left Black Sabbath’s original lineup and Sharon took over his management of his solo career in 1979.
“He’s just never not been there,” she said.
Sharon said she believed Ozzy knew that he was going to die soon before he passed away. She explained that he told her he was having “really vivid dreams” during the final week of his life.
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“He was seeing people that he never knew,” Sharon told Morgan. ‘I said, ’What kind of people? He goes, ‘All different people. And I just keep walking and walking, and I’m seeing all these different people every night and they’re looking at me, and nobody’s talking.'”
“He knew. He was ready,” she said.
Two weeks before his death, Ozzy reunited with Black Sabbath to perform at a star-studded farewell show in England, an appropriately dark and electric send-off for one of rock’s greatest legends.
During his final show on July 5 at Villa Park, Ozzy expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support as the band, including Tony Iommi, Terence “Geezer” Butler and Bill Ward, performed together for the first time in 20 years.
For the closing set, the legendary rock star was lifted to the stage while sitting on a black throne accompanied by skulls and topped with a black bat. He sang hits like “Crazy Train” and “Mama I’m Coming Home” while remaining seated during the entire set.
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“You have no idea how I feel,” Ozzy told the crowd. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Sharon shared that Ozzy was struggling with health issues in the last year of his life including three bouts of pneumonia and sepsis.
She said that his medical team advised him against performing at the show with one doctor warning, “If you do this show, that’s it. You’re not going to get through it.”
“And we just sat there and he said, ‘I’m doing it. I want to do it and I’m doing it.’ And he knew his body was failing him. He was in so much pain.,” she said.
However, Sharon recalled that Ozzy was happier than she had seen him in years after the concert.
“He was just so happy. So, so happy,” she said. “And for two weeks he was, you know, really like every day was sunshine for him.”
Sharon told Morgan that she and Ozzy had a conversation during which he asked her if she would ever get married again.
“I’m like, “F— off. Are you joking? Piss off,” she recalled telling him.
“Could you imagine ever marrying anybody else?” Morgan asked her.
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“Never,” she said. “Oh my god. No. Never. Ever. Ever.”
After his death, the Osbournes released a statement to Fox News Digital.
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“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time.”
Ozzy and Sharon shared daughters Kelly and Aimee and son Jack. The couple starred alongside Kelly and Jack in the hit show “The Osbournes” from 2002 to 2005.
The rocker was also father to daughter Jessica and sons Elliot and Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.
Woman makes wild claim after video shows her allegedly pepper spraying food delivery
A Kentucky woman is behind bars after allegedly pepper-spraying a DoorDash customer’s food — later telling authorities she had been aiming the substance at a spider.
Kourtney N. Stevenson was arrested Friday by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office after a doorbell camera appeared to capture her spraying something on a customer’s order during a delivery, an incident that left a married couple sick and quickly went viral online.
Stevenson is now facing multiple felony charges, including battery resulting in moderate injury and consumer product tampering, according to a news release from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
“Residents should be able to trust that the food they order for their families is safe,” Sheriff Noah Robinson said in a statement. “When someone violates that trust and endangers others, we will respond with urgency, and we will pursue charges.”
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The case began on Dec. 7 in northern Vanderburgh County, Indiana, when Mark Cardin reported that he and his wife became ill shortly after receiving their late-night DoorDash order, local outlet 14 NEWS reported.
Both suffered burning sensations in their mouths, noses, throats and stomachs before vomiting, authorities said.
When the couple reviewed their doorbell camera footage, they saw the delivery driver — a woman with blue and purple hair — drop off the order, snap a photo, then spray a substance toward the food before walking away, according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
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Records from DoorDash confirmed the driver was Stevenson, authorities said.
When detectives contacted Stevenson, she claimed she was pepper-spraying a spider she spotted during the delivery. However, investigators noted that temperatures dipped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit that night, which is too cold for outdoor spiders in Indiana to be active.
“She told detectives that she used pepper spray, not on the food, but to spray a spider she said she saw while making the delivery,” the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said. “She explained that she is terrified of spiders. The overnight low was 35 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, outdoor spiders in Indiana are not active and would not be capable of crawling on exposed surfaces.”
Stevenson also said she had been in Indiana visiting her father and doing DoorDash deliveries during her stay, officials said.
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Stevenson has been charged with two level 6 felony counts of battery resulting in moderate injury, as well as two level 5 felony counts of consumer product tampering.
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As of Friday, she was being held without bond until extradition to Indiana. The warrant carries a $3,500 cash bond, authorities said.
DoorDash confirmed to Fox News Digital last week that it had terminated Stevenson.
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Nutrient deficiency linked to heart disease risk for millions, new study warns
More than three-quarters of the global population is falling short on omega-3 intake, a nutrient gap that may increase the risk of heart disease, cognitive decline, inflammation and vision problems.
That’s according to an analysis published in Nutrition Research Reviews, in which researchers from the University of East Anglia, the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett analyzed omega-3 intake patterns across multiple countries and age groups.
The review found that 76% of people worldwide are not meeting the recommended levels of two omega-3 fats that are essential for heart health: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
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The analysis considered recommendations from global health authorities and assessed how closely populations follow them.
Most adults should aim for at least 250 milligrams of EPA and DHA per day, though actual intake is far lower in many regions, according to the researchers.
To explore the health implications of low omega-3 intake, Fox News Digital spoke with Michelle Routhenstein, a New York–based preventive cardiology dietitian at Entirely Nourished.
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Low omega-3 levels can have a noticeable impact on heart health, cognitive function and inflammation throughout the body, the expert confirmed.
Low intake can also increase the risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death, she added. It’s also associated with higher triglycerides, irregular heart rhythms and plaque in the arteries.
Inadequate omega-3 levels have also been linked to changes in brain function, including faster cognitive decline, a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and increased rates of depression.
Routhenstein noted that low levels may also worsen inflammation in autoimmune conditions such as psoriasis, and can negatively affect eye health, since omega-3s play a key structural role in the retina.
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To improve omega-3 levels, the expert said it’s important to understand how much is needed and where to get it.
“The richest dietary sources of EPA and DHA are oily fish, such as salmon, mackerel, sardines, herring, trout and anchovies,” Routhenstein told Fox News Digital.
Many people benefit from eating oily fish more frequently, often three to four times per week, Routhenstein noted. For individuals who do not eat fish regularly, supplements can help raise EPA and DHA to healthier levels.
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For those taking omega-3 supplements, dosing should be based on lab results, medications, omega-3 levels and overall medical history, according to Routhenstein. Moderate, quality-controlled supplements are generally considered safe for most people.
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There is also some evidence supporting prescription-strength omega-3 products.
“High-dose EPA, such as 4 grams per day of icosapent ethyl, has been shown to reduce major cardiovascular events in certain high-risk populations, while similar doses of mixed EPA/DHA have not consistently shown the same benefit,” Routhenstein said.
Testing omega-3 levels can also help determine whether intake is adequate. The omega-3 index, a blood test that measures EPA and DHA in red blood cells, is considered one of the most reliable ways to assess status.
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“Levels around 8% are associated with lower cardiovascular risk, while levels below approximately 4% are considered low,” Routhenstein said.
Understanding baseline levels can help guide more personalized decisions about diet and supplementation.
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Those who are unsure about their omega-3 status or whether supplementation is appropriate should speak with a healthcare provider to determine the best approach.
McDonald’s CEO drops ‘tough love’ career truth: ‘Nobody cares about your career’
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski recently shared some blunt career advice and warned viewers it may “hurt your feelings.”
In a video posted to his Instagram account earlier this week titled “Tough Love with the McDonald’s CEO,” Kempczinski encouraged people to take full ownership of their professional journeys rather than waiting for others to open doors for them.
“The advice I would give is: remember, nobody cares about your career as much as you do,” Kempczinski said. “So this idea that there’s somebody out there who’s looking out for you, who’s going to make sure that you get that opportunity, who puts you in the right thing — great if it happens — but at the end of the day, nobody cares more about your career than you do.”
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He added, “So you’ve got to own it. You’ve got to make things happen for yourself.”
Kempczinski, who formally took over as CEO in November 2019, has an active social media presence.
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His Instagram account, which has nearly 50,000 followers, most recently featured videos on topics including career development, tackling imposter syndrome and taste tests of the fast food chain’s products.
Earlier this year, Kempczinski gave fans a glimpse into his personal taste in a video posted to his LinkedIn page, revealing which menu item tops his list at the fast food giant.
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Kempczinski joined McDonald’s in 2015 and previously served as president of McDonald’s USA, according to the company’s website.
He has decades of experience working at major consumer companies, including PepsiCo and Kraft Foods.