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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING THE MEMORY OF ELLA COOK AND MUKHAMMAD AZIZ UMURZOKOV

VICTIMS OF THE MASS SHOOTING AT BROWN UNIVERSITY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Ajello, Biah,
DeSimone, Marszalkowski, Boylan, Hull, and Abney

     Date Introduced: January 06, 2026

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, On Saturday, December 13, 2025, a vicious spree shooting began at Brown

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University inside the Barus and Holley building, home to the Physics Department and School of

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Engineering, on the school’s campus; and

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House of Representatives soon learned of

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the senseless and brutal killing of two students, Ella Cook, an accomplished pianist studying

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French, math and economics, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown who

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planned to pursue a career as a neurosurgeon, and the wounding of nine additional students; and

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     WHEREAS, First responders and medical professionals at Rhode Island Hospital had

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quickly initiated emergency protocols resulting in seven of the students injured in the shooting

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being treated with exceptional care in the face of this overwhelming tragedy and thankfully

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surviving the shooting; and

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     WHEREAS, The people of Rhode Island and around the world have the right to be secure

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in their homes, in their schools, on the streets, and in their communities; and

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     WHEREAS, To the parents and families who face the unnatural act of burying their

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children, know that the citizens of Rhode Island and indeed millions across the country mourn

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with you; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

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honors the memory and lives of the victims of the Brown University shooting and offers its

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heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and injured. We furthermore

 

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condemn this and all senseless and tragic acts of violence; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Family of Ella Cook, and the Family of

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Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov.

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