Both Deceased Students Named in the Ivy League School Attack as Law Enforcement Press On With Search for Killer.

Both young individuals who were killed in Saturday’s tragic incident in Providence were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their shooter carried on following the freeing by authorities in Rhode Island of the single suspect detained in connection in the case.

Tributes for Ella Cook

The young woman Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, was described as “an amazing, stable, pious, radiant soul”, as stated by the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which offered condolences for her at a ceremony on Sunday.

Her role included second-in-command of Brown’s chapter of College Republicans of America, the group said. Karoline Leavitt also expressed words of sorrow on social media, remarking: “Words cannot express. Remembering her kin and peers, above all her mom and dad.”

The Second Victim

The other deceased individual was an Uzbek national named MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, a citizen of Uzbekistan in his first year of studies at the prestigious university, family members said.

His name was confirmed by the foreign office of Uzbekistan.

“He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart. His ambitions were lofty of becoming a neurosurgeon and assisting patients,” Samira Umurzokova, his sister said in a memorial statement.

Details of the Attack

Nine other people were hurt in the violent event in the engineering department of Brown’s grounds in Providence, during the school’s final exam period.

Authorities said on Sunday evening that a 24-year-man taken into custody in a raid at a hotel about 17 miles from the campus earlier in the day was released from custody.

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

He added, “Investigations can lead one way, and then you have to regroup and go in another, and this is precisely what occurred over the last approximately one day.”

Ongoing Concerns

Providence’s mayor, Brett Smiley, acknowledged: “This will probably generate new worry for our city”.

The shooter opened fire inside a classroom in the engineering facility on Saturday, shooting over four dozen bullets from a 9mm handgun, a authority told the media outlet.

Police that searched the inn seized two firearms and two ammunition clips when the individual was taken into custody, as was reported.

Those Hurt

Among those wounded, a single scholar was discharged from care, mentioned Brown’s president, Christina Paxson. Seven more were in critical but stable condition, and one remained in critical care, authorities stated on Sunday.

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

More Condolences

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 in her youth... but at the university she was a radiant presence in that institution as well.”

The president of College Republicans, Martin Bertao, released remarks from the group. “Ella was known for her bold, brave, and kind heart as she worked for her branch and peers,” he said.

An American diplomat, Jonathan Henick, said he was “deeply saddened” by the passing of Umurzokov in a message. “Our profound condolences go out to his relatives, companions, and peers and mourn the loss of his bright future.”

Broader Statistics

The fatal shooting at Brown, the nation’s seventh-oldest college with about over seven thousand undergraduate and three thousand graduate students, took place amid one of at least 392 mass shootings recorded nationally so far in 2025, according to records. That Monday marked the 349th day of the year.