🔗 Share this article Both Deceased Students Revealed in the Providence Campus Shooting as Authorities Persist in Search for Gunman. Two students who lost their lives in Saturday’s violent attack in Providence had tributes paid to them on Monday – while an intensive search for their shooter carried on following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the only individual of interest in the case. Remembering Ella Cook Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, as stated by the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. She served as second-in-command of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, according to the organization. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also expressed condolences publicly, remarking: “It's indescribable. Thinking of her loved ones and companions, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The other deceased individual was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek national in his initial year at the Ivy League university, family members said. The victim's identification was confirmed by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a memorial statement. What Happened An additional nine individuals were wounded in the violent event in the engineering department of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated late Sunday that a 24-year-man taken into custody in a search at a Hampton Inn about 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. He added, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you need to change course and head another way, and that’s exactly what has happened over the last day or so.” Public Fear Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “It is expected to provoke new worry for our community”. The gunman began shooting inside a lecture hall in the building on Saturday afternoon, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a police source told the Associated Press. Police that searched the hotel found two firearms and two ammunition clips when the individual was arrested, as was reported. Those Hurt Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, said the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in serious yet stable state, and another was critically ill, authorities stated on Sunday. Durham Academy, a private academy in Durham, North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Additional Memorials Cook was remembered 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 the university she was an incredible light in that institution as well.” The president of College Republicans, Martin Bertao, released remarks from the organization. “She was famed for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she aided her club and peers,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by Umurzokov’s death in a message. “Our profound condolences go out to the Umurzokov family, friends, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his promising future.” Broader Statistics Saturday’s killings at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest university with about 7,300 undergraduate and postgraduate students, occurred during one of at least 392 shooting incidents recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to data. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.
Two students who lost their lives in Saturday’s violent attack in Providence had tributes paid to them on Monday – while an intensive search for their shooter carried on following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the only individual of interest in the case. Remembering Ella Cook Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, as stated by the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. She served as second-in-command of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, according to the organization. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also expressed condolences publicly, remarking: “It's indescribable. Thinking of her loved ones and companions, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The other deceased individual was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek national in his initial year at the Ivy League university, family members said. The victim's identification was confirmed by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a memorial statement. What Happened An additional nine individuals were wounded in the violent event in the engineering department of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated late Sunday that a 24-year-man taken into custody in a search at a Hampton Inn about 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. He added, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you need to change course and head another way, and that’s exactly what has happened over the last day or so.” Public Fear Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “It is expected to provoke new worry for our community”. The gunman began shooting inside a lecture hall in the building on Saturday afternoon, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a police source told the Associated Press. Police that searched the hotel found two firearms and two ammunition clips when the individual was arrested, as was reported. Those Hurt Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, said the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in serious yet stable state, and another was critically ill, authorities stated on Sunday. Durham Academy, a private academy in Durham, North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Additional Memorials Cook was remembered 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 the university she was an incredible light in that institution as well.” The president of College Republicans, Martin Bertao, released remarks from the organization. “She was famed for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she aided her club and peers,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by Umurzokov’s death in a message. “Our profound condolences go out to the Umurzokov family, friends, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his promising future.” Broader Statistics Saturday’s killings at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest university with about 7,300 undergraduate and postgraduate students, occurred during one of at least 392 shooting incidents recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to data. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.