🔗 Share this article Both Deceased Students Revealed in Brown University Shooting as Authorities Press On With Hunt for Killer. Two students who died in the weekend's violent attack on the university campus were honored at the start of the week – as a manhunt for their killer carried on following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the sole person 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”, according to the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which honored her memory at a ceremony on Sunday. She served as the vice-presidency of Brown’s chapter of College Republicans of America, as the club stated. The White House press secretary also shared sympathies on social media, stating: “Words cannot express. Thinking of her kin and peers, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan in his initial year at the renowned school, his family confirmed. The victim's identification was officially acknowledged by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He possessed remarkable kindness, humor, and intelligence. He harbored grand aspirations of entering the field of neurosurgery and assisting patients,” his sibling Samira said in a tribute. The Shooting Incident Nine other people were injured in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated on Sunday evening that a man aged 24 taken into custody in a police operation at a Hampton Inn about approximately 17 miles from the university earlier in the day was set to be freed. “There is a killer at large,” 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 go in another, and that is the current situation over the last day or so.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, admitted: “We know that this is likely to cause renewed concern for our city”. The assailant discharged a weapon inside a classroom in the building on Saturday afternoon, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9mm pistol, a law enforcement official reported to the news agency. Law enforcement that entered the lodging found two handguns and two loaded 30-round magazines when the person of interest was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Among those wounded, one pupil was discharged from care, said Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. An additional seven were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, police said on Sunday. Durham Academy, a private academy in North Carolina, said Kendall Turner, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Cook was remembered 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 radiant presence in that specific location as well.” Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, posted a statement from the group. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she aided her club and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by Umurzokov’s death in a tribute. “Our profound condolences go out to the Umurzokov family, companions, and schoolmates and mourn the loss of his bright future.” Broader Statistics The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US college with about thousands of bachelor's and three thousand graduate students, happened during one of at least 392 shooting incidents reported in the US so far in 2025, according to statistics. The following Monday was the 349th day of the year.
Two students who died in the weekend's violent attack on the university campus were honored at the start of the week – as a manhunt for their killer carried on following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the sole person 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”, according to the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which honored her memory at a ceremony on Sunday. She served as the vice-presidency of Brown’s chapter of College Republicans of America, as the club stated. The White House press secretary also shared sympathies on social media, stating: “Words cannot express. Thinking of her kin and peers, especially her parents.” MukhammadAziz Umurzokov The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan in his initial year at the renowned school, his family confirmed. The victim's identification was officially acknowledged by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He possessed remarkable kindness, humor, and intelligence. He harbored grand aspirations of entering the field of neurosurgery and assisting patients,” his sibling Samira said in a tribute. The Shooting Incident Nine other people were injured in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated on Sunday evening that a man aged 24 taken into custody in a police operation at a Hampton Inn about approximately 17 miles from the university earlier in the day was set to be freed. “There is a killer at large,” 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 go in another, and that is the current situation over the last day or so.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, admitted: “We know that this is likely to cause renewed concern for our city”. The assailant discharged a weapon inside a classroom in the building on Saturday afternoon, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9mm pistol, a law enforcement official reported to the news agency. Law enforcement that entered the lodging found two handguns and two loaded 30-round magazines when the person of interest was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Among those wounded, one pupil was discharged from care, said Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. An additional seven were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, police said on Sunday. Durham Academy, a private academy in North Carolina, said Kendall Turner, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Cook was remembered 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 radiant presence in that specific location as well.” Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, posted a statement from the group. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she aided her club and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by Umurzokov’s death in a tribute. “Our profound condolences go out to the Umurzokov family, companions, and schoolmates and mourn the loss of his bright future.” Broader Statistics The weekend's murders at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US college with about thousands of bachelor's and three thousand graduate students, happened during one of at least 392 shooting incidents reported in the US so far in 2025, according to statistics. The following Monday was the 349th day of the year.