Both Deceased Students Revealed in the Ivy League School Shooting as Police Continue Hunt for Gunman.
Both young individuals who were killed in Saturday’s mass shooting on the university campus were honored at the start of the week – as a manhunt for their shooter carried on following the discharge by authorities in Rhode Island of the single suspect questioned in the case.
Tributes for Ella Cook
Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “an amazing, stable, pious, radiant soul”, per the Birmingham's Cathedral Church of the Advent, which paid tribute to her at a ceremony on Sunday.
Cook was second-in-command of Brown’s branch of the campus GOP group, the group said. Karoline Leavitt also shared condolences publicly, stating: “There are no words. Thinking of her loved ones and companions, especially her parents.”
MukhammadAziz Umurzokov
The second fatality was an Uzbek national named MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, from Uzbekistan in his freshman year at the renowned school, according to relatives.
His name was verified by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“He possessed remarkable kindness, humor, and intelligence. He harbored grand aspirations of entering the field of neurosurgery and aiding others,” his sister, Samira Umurzokova said in a tribute.
The Shooting Incident
Nine more persons were hurt in the violent event in the school of engineering of Brown’s university in Providence, during the university's examination week.
Authorities said late Sunday that a 24-year-man detained in a search at a hotel about 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed.
“We have a murderer out there,” declared the state's top prosecutor, Peter Neronha.
He added, “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 day or so.”
Public Fear
Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, admitted: “This will probably generate new worry for our community”.
The gunman opened fire inside a room in the building on over the weekend, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9mm handgun, a authority reported to the Associated Press.
Law enforcement that searched the lodging recovered two handguns and magazines when the person of interest was detained, according to reports.
Those Hurt
Of the nine hurt, one pupil was allowed to go home, mentioned Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in critical but stable condition, and one was in critical condition, authorities stated on Sunday.
A private school, a private academy in Durham, North Carolina, said a former student, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims.
Additional Memorials
Tributes were paid to Cook at a religious service in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “She was an incredible, grounded, faithful bright light not only during her upbringing... but at the university she was a radiant presence in that specific location as well.”
The president of College Republicans, 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.
Jonathan Henick, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by the student's death in a tribute. “We extend our sincere condolences to Mr Umurzokov’s family, friends, and fellow students and lament the passing of his promising future.”
Broader Statistics
Saturday’s killings at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest higher education institution with about over seven thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students, happened during one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to records. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.