The problem for investigators now could be piecing collectively a motive with out having the ability to query the suspect, NCS legislation enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow stated.
With the shooter deceased, legislation enforcement should depend on minimal digital proof, search warrants and bodily clues to know what drove the assault, Wackrow stated.
Wackrow emphasised investigations like this don’t occur in a vacuum. “Law enforcement does not operate in isolation,” he stated, noting suggestions from the general public, together with info shared on-line, can present essential clues.
Authorities have a clearer image of intent and functionality; from the suspect’s actions, Wackrow stated, the intent was to trigger hurt — focusing on folks at Brown University and an MIT professor — with indicators of premeditation, together with entry to weapons and a bulletproof vest.
He added that steps like altering license plates and concealing id recommend the suspect might have been planning for an encounter with police or an escape. Still, Wackrow cautioned that motive stays the toughest query. Even after exhaustive searches of digital historical past and bodily proof, there’s a likelihood investigators received’t discover solutions to what grievance, if any, fueled the assault.
“And how long did he have some sort of grievance or animus towards this professor and Brown University … we may never know the answer to this,” he stated.