Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook at Alabama funeral
Summary
A funeral for Ella Cook, a Brown University sophomore, took place in Birmingham, Alabama, after she was killed in a shooting at Brown University. The attacker, Claudio Neves Valente, also killed an MIT professor and then himself. The event honored Cook's life and influence at her university and in her community.Key Facts
- Ella Cook was a sophomore student at Brown University in Rhode Island.
- Cook and another student, MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, were killed in a shooting at the university on December 13.
- Nine other students were injured during the attack.
- The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, was a former Brown graduate student.
- After the Brown incident, Valente killed an MIT professor in Massachusetts.
- Valente was later found dead in New Hampshire from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Cook was remembered for her involvement at Brown, including serving as vice president of the college Republicans.
- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags at half-staff in Cook's memory.
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