🔗 Share this article Two Victims Identified in the Providence Campus Shooting as Police Persist in Search for Perpetrator. Two students who died in the recent violent attack at Brown University were being remembered Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their killer continued following the freeing by Rhode Island officials of the sole person questioned in the case. Honoring a Lost Student Ella Cook, a second-year student from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, as stated by the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which offered condolences for her at a service on Sunday. She served as the vice-presidency of Brown’s branch of the campus GOP group, the group said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted condolences publicly, saying in part: “It's indescribable. Thinking of her loved ones and companions, particularly her mother and father.” An International Student The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the renowned school, his family confirmed. Umurzokov’s identity was verified by Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon and assisting patients,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a online post. Details of the Attack Nine other people were hurt in the weekend shooting in the engineering building of Brown’s university in Providence, during the university's examination week. Law enforcement reported by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man arrested in a raid at a hotel about approximately 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” stated Peter Neronha, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Investigations can lead one way, and then you have to regroup and go in another, and that’s exactly what has happened over the last approximately one day.” Community Anxiety Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, noted: “This will probably generate renewed concern for our community”. The gunman began shooting inside a classroom in the engineering building on over the weekend, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a authority reported to the Associated Press. Officers that entered the inn seized a pair of pistols and two loaded 30-round magazines when the person of interest was arrested, as was reported. Condition of the Injured Regarding the nine injured, one pupil was released from the hospital, mentioned Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in serious yet stable state, and one was in critical condition, officials reported on Sunday. A private school, a private academy in the city of Durham, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Additional Memorials Cook was honored at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only here growing up... but at the university she was an incredible light in that institution as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the organization. “Ella was known for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she worked for her branch and other students,” he said. Jonathan Henick, Jonathan Henick, said he was “extremely sorrowful” by the passing of Umurzokov in a message. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, companions, and fellow students and lament the passing of his bright future.” National Context The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US university with about thousands of bachelor's and postgraduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings reported in the US so far in 2025, according to records. Monday was the 349th day of the year.
Two students who died in the recent violent attack at Brown University were being remembered Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their killer continued following the freeing by Rhode Island officials of the sole person questioned in the case. Honoring a Lost Student Ella Cook, a second-year student from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, as stated by the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which offered condolences for her at a service on Sunday. She served as the vice-presidency of Brown’s branch of the campus GOP group, the group said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted condolences publicly, saying in part: “It's indescribable. Thinking of her loved ones and companions, particularly her mother and father.” An International Student The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the renowned school, his family confirmed. Umurzokov’s identity was verified by Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon and assisting patients,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a online post. Details of the Attack Nine other people were hurt in the weekend shooting in the engineering building of Brown’s university in Providence, during the university's examination week. Law enforcement reported by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man arrested in a raid at a hotel about approximately 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” stated Peter Neronha, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Investigations can lead one way, and then you have to regroup and go in another, and that’s exactly what has happened over the last approximately one day.” Community Anxiety Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, noted: “This will probably generate renewed concern for our community”. The gunman began shooting inside a classroom in the engineering building on over the weekend, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a authority reported to the Associated Press. Officers that entered the inn seized a pair of pistols and two loaded 30-round magazines when the person of interest was arrested, as was reported. Condition of the Injured Regarding the nine injured, one pupil was released from the hospital, mentioned Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in serious yet stable state, and one was in critical condition, officials reported on Sunday. A private school, a private academy in the city of Durham, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Additional Memorials Cook was honored at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only here growing up... but at the university she was an incredible light in that institution as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the organization. “Ella was known for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she worked for her branch and other students,” he said. Jonathan Henick, Jonathan Henick, said he was “extremely sorrowful” by the passing of Umurzokov in a message. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, companions, and fellow students and lament the passing of his bright future.” National Context The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US university with about thousands of bachelor's and postgraduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings reported in the US so far in 2025, according to records. Monday was the 349th day of the year.