🔗 Share this article Both Deceased Students Identified in the Providence Campus Shooting as Authorities Continue Manhunt for Gunman. Both young individuals who died in the weekend's mass shooting on the university campus were being remembered Monday – while an intensive search for their killer carried on following the freeing by local law enforcement of the only individual of interest in the case. Honoring a Lost Student The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was remembered as “an amazing, stable, pious, radiant soul”, as stated by the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included vice-president of Brown’s division of the College Republicans organization, the group said. The White House press secretary also shared condolences on social media, saying in part: “There are no words. Keeping in mind her kin and peers, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his freshman year at the prestigious university, his family confirmed. His name was confirmed by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He was exceptionally gentle, witty, and bright. His ambitions were lofty of entering the field of neurosurgery and assisting patients,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. Details of the Attack Nine more persons were wounded in Saturday’s attack in the school of engineering of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the school’s final exam period. Authorities said by the end of Sunday that a man aged 24 detained in a police operation at a lodging about 17 miles from the scene earlier in the day was set to be freed. “There is a killer at large,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Sometimes you head in one direction, and then you have to regroup and head another way, and that is the current situation over the last approximately one day.” Community Anxiety Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, admitted: “This will probably generate new worry for our city”. The gunman opened fire inside a room in the building on Saturday afternoon, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm handgun, a police source informed the media outlet. Law enforcement that raided the inn recovered two firearms and two ammunition clips when the individual was detained, according to reports. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, stated the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, authorities stated on Sunday. An educational institution, a private academy in North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Tributes were paid to Cook at a religious service in Birmingham on Sunday. A reverend stated, “She shone as a remarkable, stable, devout beacon not only during her upbringing... but at Brown she was a shining example in that specific location as well.” Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the group. “Ella was recognized for her bold, brave, and kind heart as she served her chapter and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “extremely sorrowful” by the student's death in a tribute. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, loved ones, and schoolmates and lament the passing of his potential.” Wider Picture The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US university with about thousands of bachelor's and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to records. Monday was the 349th day of the year.
Both young individuals who died in the weekend's mass shooting on the university campus were being remembered Monday – while an intensive search for their killer carried on following the freeing by local law enforcement of the only individual of interest in the case. Honoring a Lost Student The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was remembered as “an amazing, stable, pious, radiant soul”, as stated by the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included vice-president of Brown’s division of the College Republicans organization, the group said. The White House press secretary also shared condolences on social media, saying in part: “There are no words. Keeping in mind her kin and peers, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his freshman year at the prestigious university, his family confirmed. His name was confirmed by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He was exceptionally gentle, witty, and bright. His ambitions were lofty of entering the field of neurosurgery and assisting patients,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. Details of the Attack Nine more persons were wounded in Saturday’s attack in the school of engineering of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the school’s final exam period. Authorities said by the end of Sunday that a man aged 24 detained in a police operation at a lodging about 17 miles from the scene earlier in the day was set to be freed. “There is a killer at large,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Sometimes you head in one direction, and then you have to regroup and head another way, and that is the current situation over the last approximately one day.” Community Anxiety Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, admitted: “This will probably generate new worry for our city”. The gunman opened fire inside a room in the building on Saturday afternoon, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm handgun, a police source informed the media outlet. Law enforcement that raided the inn recovered two firearms and two ammunition clips when the individual was detained, according to reports. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, stated the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, authorities stated on Sunday. An educational institution, a private academy in North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Tributes were paid to Cook at a religious service in Birmingham on Sunday. A reverend stated, “She shone as a remarkable, stable, devout beacon not only during her upbringing... but at Brown she was a shining example in that specific location as well.” Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the group. “Ella was recognized for her bold, brave, and kind heart as she served her chapter and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “extremely sorrowful” by the student's death in a tribute. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, loved ones, and schoolmates and lament the passing of his potential.” Wider Picture The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US university with about thousands of bachelor's and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to records. Monday was the 349th day of the year.