Watch Live: Officials provide update on Brown University shooting as manhunt for suspect continues

The two students who were killed in the Brown University shooting on Saturday have been identified as Ella Cook and Muhammad Aziz Umurzakov.

Published: December 16, 2025 5:02pm

Providence police officials in Rhode Island on Tuesday provide an update on their investigation into a mass shooting at Brown University over the weekend, which killed two students and injured nine others.

The two students who were killed in the shooting on Saturday have been identified as Ella Cook and Muhammad Aziz Umurzakov. 

One shooting victim remains in critical condition, two have been discharged from the hospital and the six others are in stable conditions, according to CNN.

Authorities are still hunting for the perpetrator of the deadly mass shooting, but released a new enhanced photo of a person-of-interest in the shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The news conference is expected to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern and can be viewed here

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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