Summary
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, an 18-year-old freshman at Brown University, was killed in a shooting on the university's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. The family, originally from Uzbekistan and now U.S. citizens, shared that Umurzokov aspired to become a neurosurgeon. The shooting also claimed the life of another student and injured nine others, while a search for the shooter is ongoing.
Key Facts
- Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov was an 18-year-old student at Brown University.
- He was killed in a shooting that occurred in a classroom in the university's engineering building.
- Another student, Ella Cook, also died, and nine others were injured.
- Umurzokov's family moved to the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2011 and became U.S. citizens.
- He aspired to become a neurosurgeon after undergoing surgery for a neurological issue as a child.
- Umurzokov was studying biochemistry and neuroscience at Brown University.
- His sisters have set up a GoFundMe page, raising over $400,000 for their family.
- The family plans to hold an Islamic funeral for Umurzokov in Virginia.
