Campus Safety

A gunman opened fire around 4 p.m. inside a first‑floor classroom of Brown’s Barus & Holley engineering building, killing two students—identified as Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov—and wounding nine others who were taken to local hospitals, several in critical or intensive care. Authorities, including Providence police and federal agents, have released surveillance video and say the manhunt continues after a person briefly detained was released; officials are asking the public for tips and media to share any relevant footage.

A shooting at Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's Frankfort campus on Tuesday afternoon left 19-year-old student De’Jon Fox of Indianapolis dead and a second student critically injured. Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Ind., identified as a parent of a KSU student, was arrested by university police, formally charged with murder and first-degree assault and is being held at the Franklin County Regional Jail while investigators review surveillance and bystander video; officials say the incident appears isolated and there is no ongoing threat.

UC Santa Barbara police concluded that 18-year-old freshman Elizabeth “Liz” Hamel’s Feb. 14, 2025 fall from a San Rafael Residence Hall walkway was accidental and forwarded findings to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney, which says the case remains under review. The family, represented by attorney Tyrone Maho and a private investigator, disputes the conclusion and cites unanswered questions, while UCPD says it conducted an exhaustive probe, interviewed a person of interest, and coordinated with the sheriff and DA.