Two Victims Named in the Providence Campus Shooting as Authorities Press On With Manhunt for Gunman.

Both young individuals who were killed in the recent tragic incident in Providence were honored at the start of the week – as a manhunt for their killer persisted following the discharge by Rhode Island officials of the single suspect of interest in the case.

Tributes for Ella Cook

The student Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, as stated by the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday.

Cook was the vice-presidency of Brown’s branch of the campus GOP group, according to the organization. The White House press secretary also posted words of sorrow publicly, stating: “Words cannot express. Remembering her family and friends, especially her parents.”

MukhammadAziz Umurzokov

The other person killed was an Uzbek national named MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek national in his initial year at the Ivy League university, according to relatives.

Umurzokov’s identity was confirmed by Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry.

“He possessed remarkable kindness, humor, and intelligence. His ambitions were lofty of entering the field of neurosurgery and assisting patients,” his sibling Samira said in a tribute.

Details of the Attack

Nine other people were wounded in Saturday’s attack in the engineering building of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the university's examination week.

Authorities said by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-man arrested in a raid at a lodging about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was set to be freed.

“There is a killer at large,” declared Peter Neronha, Peter Neronha.

Neronha explained, “Investigations can lead one way, and then you need to change course and pursue a different angle, and this is precisely what occurred over the last approximately one day.”

Community Anxiety

Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “It is expected to provoke new worry for our public”.

The assailant opened fire inside a lecture hall in the building on Saturday afternoon, discharging in excess of 40 shots from a 9mm handgun, a authority reported to the media outlet.

Law enforcement that raided the lodging found a pair of pistols and two ammunition clips when the person of interest was detained, according to reports.

Those Hurt

Among those wounded, a single scholar was discharged from care, stated Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven others were in critical but stable condition, and another was critically ill, officials reported on Sunday.

An educational institution, a independent school in North Carolina, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was in the group of seriously hurt victims.

Further Tributes

Cook was remembered at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A reverend stated, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only here growing up... but at Brown she was an incredible light in that specific location as well.”

Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, posted a statement from the group. “Ella was recognized for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she worked for her branch and other students,” he said.

Jonathan Henick, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by Umurzokov’s death in a message. “We extend our sincere condolences to his relatives, loved ones, and fellow students and lament the passing of his bright future.”

Wider Picture

The fatal shooting at Brown, the seventh oldest in the US university with about over seven thousand undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, happened during one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to statistics. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.