Tributes pour in for Ella Cook, Brown shooting victim

Some, including Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill, have speculated that Cook was targeted for her political beliefs, despite there being no evidence of that so far.

“It takes guts to lead a conservative organization on a hostile liberal campus,” Gill posted on social media Dec. 15. “Left wing political violence is unfortunately increasing. This evil must be universally condemned and rooted out.”

The shooter’s identity and motives currently remain unknown.

“Out of respect for Ella’s family and her memory, please wait until the police finish their investigation before speculating about any motive!” Shieh wrote on X on Dec. 14th.

Second Brown shooting victim identified

The second victim who died in the Dec. 13 mass shooting at Brown University has been identified as Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek American student at the university.

Umurzokov “had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people,” according to a GoFundMe account.

“He was incredibly kind, funny, and smart,” says the account set up by a family member. “He continues to be my family’s biggest role model in all aspects. He always lent a helping hand to anyone in need without hesitation, and was the most kind-hearted person our family knew. Our family is incredibly devastated by this loss.”

Umurzokov was a freshman at Brown who graduated from Midlothian High School in Chesterfield, Virginia earlier this year, according to Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi.

Vance also posted a tribute to Umurzakov on Monday, Dec. 15th.

“It looks like the second victim in the Brown shooting has been identified, a brilliant young man who dreamed of being a surgeon,” Vance wrote on X. “May God rest the soul of Muhammad Aziz Umurzakov.”