Two Victims Revealed in the Providence Campus Shooting as Police Press On With Search for Perpetrator.

Both young individuals who were killed in Saturday’s violent attack on the university campus were honored at the start of the week – amid a widespread hunt for their killer carried on following the release by local law enforcement of the single suspect detained in connection in the case.

Tributes for Ella Cook

Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was remembered as “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, according to the Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, which offered condolences for her at a ceremony on Sunday.

She served as second-in-command of Brown’s chapter of the campus GOP group, the group said. Karoline Leavitt also expressed sympathies online, stating: “Words cannot express. Remembering her kin and peers, particularly her mother and father.”

MukhammadAziz Umurzokov

The second fatality was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his initial year at the renowned school, according to relatives.

His name was verified by the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. He harbored grand aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a tribute.

The Shooting Incident

Nine more persons were wounded in Saturday’s attack in the school of engineering of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the school’s final exam period.

Authorities said on Sunday evening that a man aged 24 detained in a raid at a Hampton Inn about around 27 kilometers from the campus earlier in the day was being released.

“There is a killer at large,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha.

Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you must reassess and go in another, and that is the current situation over the last day or so.”

Ongoing Concerns

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

The gunman 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 Associated Press.

Police that searched the lodging recovered two handguns and magazines when the individual was taken into custody, as was reported.

Those Hurt

Among those wounded, a single scholar was released from the hospital, mentioned Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. An additional seven were in critical but stable condition, and one was in critical condition, police said on Sunday.

Durham Academy, a independent school in the city of Durham, said a former student, Kendall Turner, was among those critically wounded.

More Condolences

Tributes were paid to Cook at a church service 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 a shining example in that institution as well.”

Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, shared a message from the group. “Ella was known for her courageous, valiant, and compassionate nature as she aided her club and peers,” he said.

Jonathan Henick, Jonathan Henick, said he was “extremely sorrowful” by the passing of Umurzokov in a tribute. “Our profound condolences go out to his relatives, friends, and schoolmates and grieve for of his bright future.”

Broader Statistics

Saturday’s killings at Brown, the country's seventh most historic higher education institution with about 7,300 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, happened during one of at least 392 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to records. Monday was the 349th day of the year.