Two Victims Named in the Providence Campus Shooting as Law Enforcement Persist in Manhunt for Perpetrator.

Both young individuals who died in the recent mass shooting on the university campus were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their assailant carried on following the discharge by local law enforcement of the only individual detained in connection in the case.

Remembering Ella Cook

The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was called “a wonderful, steady, devout, shining presence”, per the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which honored her memory at a gathering on Sunday.

Cook was the vice-presidency of Brown’s division of the College Republicans organization, according to the organization. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also posted sympathies on social media, saying in part: “Words cannot express. Remembering her kin and peers, especially her parents.”

MukhammadAziz Umurzokov

The other person killed was an Uzbek national named MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek national in his freshman year at the prestigious university, his family confirmed.

Umurzokov’s identity was confirmed by the foreign office of Uzbekistan.

“He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He had big dreams of pursuing a career in neurosurgery and helping people,” his sibling Samira said in a memorial statement.

The Shooting Incident

An additional nine individuals were injured in the violent event in the school of engineering of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the university's examination week.

Law enforcement reported by the end of Sunday that a 24-year-old male taken into custody in a police operation at a hotel about 17 miles from the scene earlier in the day was set to be freed.

“A perpetrator remains free,” stated Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha.

He added, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and head another way, and that is the current situation over the last 24 hours or so.”

Ongoing Concerns

Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, noted: “This will probably generate fresh anxiety for our community”.

The assailant discharged a weapon inside a lecture hall in the engineering building on over the weekend, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9mm handgun, a authority informed the media outlet.

Law enforcement that raided the inn seized two handguns and two ammunition clips when the individual was taken into custody, according to reports.

Condition of the Injured

Of the nine hurt, one student was allowed to go home, mentioned the university president, Christina Paxson. An additional seven were in serious yet stable state, and one remained in critical care, police said on Sunday.

Durham Academy, a independent school in North Carolina, said Kendall Turner, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded.

Further Tributes

Cook was honored at a memorial in Birmingham on Sunday. A pastor commented, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only in her youth... but at the university she was an incredible light in that institution as well.”

The president of College Republicans, Martin Bertao, posted a statement from the club. “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 the student's death in a tribute. “Our profound condolences go out to the Umurzokov family, loved ones, and peers and grieve for of his promising future.”

National Context

The weekend's murders at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest university with about over seven thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students, occurred during one of at least nearly 400 mass shootings documented across the United States so far in 2025, according to statistics. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.