RI Dem AG Loses It on Reporter Over Scrubbed Brown Shooter Profiles – University’s Statement Adds Total Confusion! (Video)
The Brown University shooting investigation is turning into a masterclass in stonewalling, and Rhode Island’s Democrat Attorney General Peter Neronha just made it worse by snapping at a reporter who dared ask about scrubbed student profiles. It’s day four since the December 13 attack that killed two students and wounded nine in the Barus & Holley building, and with the gunman still at large, questions are piling up faster than answers. Witnesses say he yelled “Allahu Akbar” before firing, but police won’t confirm. A person of interest was detained and released. And now? Brown quietly wiped online profiles of a pro-Palestine activist, fueling speculation about motive—especially with victim Ella Cook, 19, the Republican Club VP, and reports the shooter targeted a Jewish economics professor’s class.
Neronha faced the heat at Monday’s presser when a reporter pressed on the scrubbed pages: “I have a question about that name… I am familiar with it… There are lots of reasons why a page might be taken down… It’s easy to jump from someone saying words were spoken to a particular name that reflects a motive targeting a particular person. That’s a really dangerous road to go down.” He warned against “reading into things” and shut down further questions.
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🚨 BREAKING: Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha asked about Mustapha Kharbouch — the pro-Palestine activist whose Brown University profiles were mysteriously scrubbed today.
AG explodes at reporters asking about him: “You’re playing a dangerous game”
Why the rage? pic.twitter.com/DfcHs5ZDKn
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) December 16, 2025
Brown’s President Christina Paxson didn’t help, claiming ignorance on why profiles vanished.
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🚨 NOW: A reporter just asked the University President about webpages being taken DOWN after the Brown University shooting – one of which is reportedly Mustapha Karbouch’s.
“I know nothing about webpages being taken down. First I’ve heard of it.” https://t.co/uAQxL583Os pic.twitter.com/Z8RQZ2WLEJ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 16, 2025
The university’s statement denounced “harmful doxxing” of a community member, saying they took “safety measures” like removing online presence when threats arise, and stressed the named individual isn’t a suspect. “If that name meant anything to this investigation, we would be out looking for that person,” they echoed Neronha.
The statement:
But the timing? Suspicious. Ella Cook was a devout Christian conservative on a liberal campus; the class hit was reportedly overseen by a teaching assistant for Jewish professor Rachel Friedberg, known for Israel ties. Witnesses’ “Allahu Akbar” claims, ignored by officials, point to hate. Scrubbing profiles while dodging motive questions? It looks like protection—for the narrative, not people.
This isn’t transparency; it’s obfuscation. Two dead, nine scarred, and authorities play hide-the-ball. Families deserve truth, not deflections. Brown’s woke culture bred this silence—pro-Palestine protests raged for months. Neronha’s snap and the university’s vagueness? They raise more questions than answers.
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