🔗 Share this article The Two Fatalities Revealed in Brown University Attack as Police Continue Manhunt for Perpetrator. The pair of scholars who were killed in Saturday’s tragic incident in Providence had tributes paid to them on Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their shooter persisted following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the single suspect detained in connection in the case. Honoring a Lost Student The young woman Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, according to the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included second-in-command of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, according to the organization. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted sympathies online, stating: “There are no words. Thinking of her family and friends, above all her mom and dad.” The Second Victim The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the Ivy League university, according to relatives. Umurzokov’s identity was officially acknowledged by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of pursuing a career in neurosurgery and aiding others,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. What Happened Nine other people were hurt in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the institution's end-of-term tests. Officials stated by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man taken into custody in a raid at a Hampton Inn about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and go in another, and that is the current situation over the last 24 hours or so.” Public Fear Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, noted: “It is expected to provoke fresh anxiety for our community”. The gunman discharged a weapon inside a room in the engineering facility on Saturday, shooting over four dozen bullets from a 9mm pistol, a authority told the news agency. Officers that raided the hotel seized two handguns and two loaded 30-round magazines when the suspect was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, one pupil was released from the hospital, said Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in grave but unchanging health, and one was in critical condition, officials reported on Sunday. A private school, a independent school in North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Additional Memorials Cook was honored at a religious service in Birmingham on Sunday. A reverend stated, “She was an incredible, grounded, faithful bright light not only in her youth... but at Brown University she was a radiant presence in that specific location as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the organization. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she worked for her branch and fellow classmates,” he said. The US ambassador, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by the student's death in a statement. “We extend our sincere condolences to Mr Umurzokov’s family, friends, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his potential.” National Context Saturday’s killings at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US higher education institution with about 7,300 undergraduate and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to statistics. The following Monday was the 349th day of the year.
The pair of scholars who were killed in Saturday’s tragic incident in Providence had tributes paid to them on Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their shooter persisted following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the single suspect detained in connection in the case. Honoring a Lost Student The young woman Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, according to the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included second-in-command of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, according to the organization. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted sympathies online, stating: “There are no words. Thinking of her family and friends, above all her mom and dad.” The Second Victim The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the Ivy League university, according to relatives. Umurzokov’s identity was officially acknowledged by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of pursuing a career in neurosurgery and aiding others,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. What Happened Nine other people were hurt in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the institution's end-of-term tests. Officials stated by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man taken into custody in a raid at a Hampton Inn about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and go in another, and that is the current situation over the last 24 hours or so.” Public Fear Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, noted: “It is expected to provoke fresh anxiety for our community”. The gunman discharged a weapon inside a room in the engineering facility on Saturday, shooting over four dozen bullets from a 9mm pistol, a authority told the news agency. Officers that raided the hotel seized two handguns and two loaded 30-round magazines when the suspect was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, one pupil was released from the hospital, said Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in grave but unchanging health, and one was in critical condition, officials reported on Sunday. A private school, a independent school in North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Additional Memorials Cook was honored at a religious service in Birmingham on Sunday. A reverend stated, “She was an incredible, grounded, faithful bright light not only in her youth... but at Brown University she was a radiant presence in that specific location as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the organization. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she worked for her branch and fellow classmates,” he said. The US ambassador, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by the student's death in a statement. “We extend our sincere condolences to Mr Umurzokov’s family, friends, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his potential.” National Context Saturday’s killings at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US higher education institution with about 7,300 undergraduate and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to statistics. The following Monday was the 349th day of the year.