🔗 Share this article Both Deceased Students Identified in Brown University Shooting as Law Enforcement Press On With Manhunt for Perpetrator. Both young individuals who died in the recent mass shooting on the university campus had tributes paid to them on Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their killer continued following the release by local law enforcement of the single suspect questioned in the case. Tributes for Ella Cook The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, as stated by the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included vice-president of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, as the club stated. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also shared words of sorrow on social media, saying in part: “There are no words. Remembering her loved ones and companions, especially her parents.” The Second Victim The other person killed was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the prestigious university, according to relatives. Umurzokov’s identity was confirmed by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. His ambitions were lofty of entering the field of neurosurgery and aiding others,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. What Happened Nine more persons were wounded in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the school’s final exam period. Authorities said by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man detained in a police operation at a Hampton Inn about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was released from custody. “We have a murderer out there,” stated Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Sometimes you head in one direction, and then you need to change course and head another way, and this is precisely what occurred over the last day or so.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “This will probably generate new worry for our community”. The shooter opened fire inside a classroom in the engineering facility on over the weekend, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a authority told the media outlet. Law enforcement that entered the inn recovered two handguns and magazines when the suspect was arrested, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, stated Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in critical but stable condition, and one remained in critical care, police said on Sunday. A private school, a independent school in Durham, North Carolina, said Kendall Turner, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Further Tributes Cook was honored at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “She shone as a remarkable, stable, devout beacon not only during her upbringing... but at the university she was an incredible light in that specific location as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the club. “She was famed for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she served her chapter and fellow classmates,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by the student's death in a tribute. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, companions, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his bright future.” National Context Saturday’s killings at Brown, the country's seventh most historic college with about thousands of bachelor's and postgraduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to data. Monday was the 349th day of the year.
Both young individuals who died in the recent mass shooting on the university campus had tributes paid to them on Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their killer continued following the release by local law enforcement of the single suspect questioned in the case. Tributes for Ella Cook The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, as stated by the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included vice-president of Brown’s branch of the College Republicans organization, as the club stated. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also shared words of sorrow on social media, saying in part: “There are no words. Remembering her loved ones and companions, especially her parents.” The Second Victim The other person killed was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the prestigious university, according to relatives. Umurzokov’s identity was confirmed by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. His ambitions were lofty of entering the field of neurosurgery and aiding others,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute. What Happened Nine more persons were wounded in the weekend shooting in the engineering department of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the school’s final exam period. Authorities said by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man detained in a police operation at a Hampton Inn about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was released from custody. “We have a murderer out there,” stated Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Sometimes you head in one direction, and then you need to change course and head another way, and this is precisely what occurred over the last day or so.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “This will probably generate new worry for our community”. The shooter opened fire inside a classroom in the engineering facility on over the weekend, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm pistol, a authority told the media outlet. Law enforcement that entered the inn recovered two handguns and magazines when the suspect was arrested, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was discharged from care, stated Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in critical but stable condition, and one remained in critical care, police said on Sunday. A private school, a independent school in Durham, North Carolina, said Kendall Turner, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded. Further Tributes Cook was honored at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “She shone as a remarkable, stable, devout beacon not only during her upbringing... but at the university she was an incredible light in that specific location as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the club. “She was famed for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she served her chapter and fellow classmates,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by the student's death in a tribute. “We offer our heartfelt sympathies to his relatives, companions, and fellow students and mourn the loss of his bright future.” National Context Saturday’s killings at Brown, the country's seventh most historic college with about thousands of bachelor's and postgraduate students, took place amid one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to data. Monday was the 349th day of the year.