Brown University is reeling after a deadly shooting inside its engineering building on Saturday afternoon. Police have identified the second victim as MuhammadAziz Umurzakov, an Uzbek student with hopes to become a surgeon. The gunman killed two people, including Umurzakov and Ella Cook, and wounded nine others during final exams. US Vice President JD Vance confirmed the victim's identity on X, calling him “a brilliant young man who dreamed of being a surgeon.” He urged people to “Say a prayer for everyone affected by this terrible tragedy, right before Christmas.” The shooting unfolded around 4 pm during a classroom review session. According to economics professor Rachel Friedberg, the attacker entered, shouted, and began firing, prompting students to scramble for safety. Police initially held 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin as a person of interest but released him after evidence pointed elsewhere. Investigators are now searching for a masked male suspect dressed in black captured on CCTV. The weapon used has not been found. Ella Cook was remembered by the College Republicans of America as “bold, brave and kind heart.” The US ambassador to Uzbekistan expressed deep sadness over Umurzakov’s death and extended condolences. Brown University cancelled all remaining in-person exams and classes, assuring the community of no immediate threat. This tragic event raises the number of mass shootings in the US this year to 389, according to the Gun Violence Archive.