Christina H. Paxson

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Continuing crisis leadership as the shooter remains at large; publicly identified the two slain students and addressed ongoing disruptions to campus operations

Brown's Dec. 13 shooting evolved from a campus lockdown into an extended manhunt. Gunfire killed two students—Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov—and wounded nine others; the initially detained suspect was released, and investigators have used residential and vehicle-camera footage to track the shooter's movements.

Updated May 15