Both Deceased Students Identified in the Providence Campus Incident as Police Persist in Search for Gunman.

The pair of scholars who died in the weekend's violent attack on the university campus were being remembered Monday – amid a widespread hunt for their assailant continued following the discharge by local law enforcement of the single suspect questioned in the case.

Remembering Ella Cook

The student Ella Cook, a second-year scholar from Alabama, was described as “an amazing, stable, pious, radiant soul”, according to the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a gathering on Sunday.

Cook was the vice-presidency of Brown’s chapter of the College Republicans organization, the group said. Karoline Leavitt also posted sympathies publicly, saying in part: “It's indescribable. Remembering her kin and peers, above all her mom and dad.”

MukhammadAziz Umurzokov

The other deceased individual was MukhammadAziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan, an Uzbek national in his freshman year at the renowned school, family members said.

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

“He was exceptionally gentle, witty, and bright. He had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and aiding others,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a online post.

The Shooting Incident

An additional nine individuals were injured in Saturday’s attack in the school of engineering of Brown’s campus in Providence, during the school’s final exam period.

Authorities said on Sunday evening that a man aged 24 taken into custody in a raid at a lodging about around 27 kilometers from the scene earlier in the day was released from custody.

“We have a murderer out there,” stated Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Neronha.

Neronha explained, “Occasionally a probe goes down a path, and then you need to change course and head another way, and that is the current situation over the last approximately one day.”

Public Fear

Brett Smiley, Brett Smiley, admitted: “This will probably generate renewed concern for our community”.

The gunman discharged a weapon inside a room in the engineering facility on Saturday afternoon, firing more than 40 rounds from a handgun, a police source told the Associated Press.

Officers that searched the lodging recovered two firearms and magazines when the person of interest was arrested, according to reports.

Condition of the Injured

Of the nine hurt, one pupil was allowed to go home, mentioned Christina Paxson, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in serious yet stable state, and one was in critical condition, authorities stated on Sunday.

An educational institution, a private K-12 school in the city of Durham, said a recent graduate, Kendall Turner, was one of the critically injured.

Additional Memorials

Tributes were paid to Cook at a church service in Birmingham on Sunday. A clergyman said, “Her presence was a wonderful, steady, pious glow not only in her youth... but at Brown University she was a radiant presence in that particular place as well.”

Martin Bertao, Martin Bertao, posted a statement from the group. “Ella was recognized for her fearless, heroic, and gentle spirit as she worked for her branch and peers,” he said.

An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “profoundly grieved” by Umurzokov’s death in a statement. “We extend our sincere condolences to Mr Umurzokov’s family, friends, and fellow students and lament the passing of his potential.”

National Context

The fatal shooting at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest higher education institution with about over seven thousand undergraduate and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least 392 shooting incidents recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to data. Monday was the 349th day of the year.