Brown University shooting, multiple people killed
Providence police have confirmed that multiple people have been shot after reports of a shooting at Brown University.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With temperatures hovering near freezing, hundreds of people gathered on freshly fallen snow at Lippitt Park in Providence late Sunday, Dec. 14, to remember the victims of the Brown University shooting.
The shooting at the Ivy League school, which occurred during students’ exams before winter break, shocked the nearby community and the university, one of the oldest in the United States. The school canceled exams and classes for the rest of the year, and the campus was quiet on Dec. 14 as light snow blanketed the city.
“We gather this evening in stunned sadness and shock,” Rabbi Sarah Mack of Temple Beth El said, as reported by the USA TODAY Network’s Providence Journal. “We can use our light to shine even more light, so we can get through this dark moment.”
The shooting is the latest of about 400 in the U.S. this year that left at least two students dead and nine injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Authorities and school officials have not released the names of the victims who died in the shooting. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said authorities had not yet contacted all family members as of noon Sunday, Dec. 14, because some were traveling.
Here’s what we know so far about the shooting victim.
Ella Cook
One of the students killed in the shooting was Ella Cook, a parishioner at Advent Cathedral Church in Birmingham, Alabama, the church announced during a service on Sunday, Dec. 14.
“Many of you have heard about this tragedy…and sadly, tragically, one of them is one of our parishioners,” Pastor Craig Smalley said in livestreamed remarks.
Mr Smalley described Mr Cook as a “bright light”, engaged in the church and wider community and “incredibly down to earth, generous and loyal”.
Kendall Turner
Kendall Turner, 19, a freshman at Brown University from North Carolina, was injured in the shooting, the News & Observer and WTVD reported.
Turner’s family said Brown was in serious but stable condition, according to WTVD. She is a 2025 graduate of Durham Academy.
“Her parents are with her and we wish her continued strength and recovery,” Durham Academy director Michael Urck-Steiner told the TV station. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Kendall, her family, and everyone in the Brown University community during this incredibly difficult time.”
Contributed by: Reuters
