🔗 Share this article Both Deceased Students Revealed in the Ivy League School Shooting as Authorities Continue Manhunt for Gunman. Two students who died in Saturday’s violent attack in Providence were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their killer continued following the release by local law enforcement of the single suspect detained in connection in the case. Remembering Ella Cook Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, as stated by the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included second-in-command of Brown’s chapter of College Republicans of America, according to the organization. The White House press secretary also shared sympathies publicly, saying in part: “Words cannot express. Keeping in mind her kin and peers, above all her mom and dad.” An International Student The other deceased individual was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan, from Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the renowned school, family members said. His name was officially acknowledged by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He was exceptionally gentle, witty, and bright. His ambitions were lofty of pursuing a career in neurosurgery and helping people,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a memorial statement. What Happened Nine more persons were injured in the weekend shooting in the school of engineering of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-old male detained in a raid at a hotel about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” stated Peter Neronha, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and pursue a different angle, and that is the current situation over the last approximately one day.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “We know that this is likely to cause renewed concern for our community”. The assailant opened fire inside a lecture hall in the engineering facility on Saturday, shooting over four dozen bullets from a handgun, a police source reported to the Associated Press. Officers that entered the inn seized a pair of pistols and magazines when the individual was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was released from the hospital, mentioned the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, officials reported on Sunday. An educational institution, a private academy in Durham, North Carolina, said a former student, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Tributes were paid to Cook at a memorial in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only here growing up... but at Brown University she was a shining example in that institution as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, released remarks from the club. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she worked for her branch and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by the student's death in a statement. “We extend our sincere condolences to the Umurzokov family, loved ones, and schoolmates and lament the passing of his potential.” Broader Statistics The fatal shooting at Brown, the country's seventh most historic college with about over seven thousand undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, occurred during one of at least 392 shooting incidents documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to statistics. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.
Two students who died in Saturday’s violent attack in Providence were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their killer continued following the release by local law enforcement of the single suspect detained in connection in the case. Remembering Ella Cook Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, as stated by the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday. Her role included second-in-command of Brown’s chapter of College Republicans of America, according to the organization. The White House press secretary also shared sympathies publicly, saying in part: “Words cannot express. Keeping in mind her kin and peers, above all her mom and dad.” An International Student The other deceased individual was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan, from Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the renowned school, family members said. His name was officially acknowledged by the foreign office of Uzbekistan. “He was exceptionally gentle, witty, and bright. His ambitions were lofty of pursuing a career in neurosurgery and helping people,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a memorial statement. What Happened Nine more persons were injured in the weekend shooting in the school of engineering of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the university's examination week. Officials stated by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-old male detained in a raid at a hotel about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed. “A perpetrator remains free,” stated Peter Neronha, Peter Neronha. Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and pursue a different angle, and that is the current situation over the last approximately one day.” Public Fear Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “We know that this is likely to cause renewed concern for our community”. The assailant opened fire inside a lecture hall in the engineering facility on Saturday, shooting over four dozen bullets from a handgun, a police source reported to the Associated Press. Officers that entered the inn seized a pair of pistols and magazines when the individual was taken into custody, the news agency reported. Condition of the Injured Of the nine hurt, a single scholar was released from the hospital, mentioned the university president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in grave but unchanging health, and one remained in critical care, officials reported on Sunday. An educational institution, a private academy in Durham, North Carolina, said a former student, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims. Further Tributes Tributes were paid to Cook at a memorial in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only here growing up... but at Brown University she was a shining example in that institution as well.” A group leader, Martin Bertao, released remarks from the club. “Ella was known for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she worked for her branch and other students,” he said. An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by the student's death in a statement. “We extend our sincere condolences to the Umurzokov family, loved ones, and schoolmates and lament the passing of his potential.” Broader Statistics The fatal shooting at Brown, the country's seventh most historic college with about over seven thousand undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, occurred during one of at least 392 shooting incidents documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to statistics. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.