Ella Cook, 19, has been identified as one of the victims killed in the shooting at Brown University, according to her church in Alabama.
Ella Cook was a member of Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Vice President of Brown University’s Republican Club.
Cook was a sophomore at Brown University.
A total of two people were killed and 9 injured in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University.
Law enforcement took a ‘person of interest’ into custody overnight on Saturday but released him late Sunday.
CBS 42 reported:
A Birmingham church says its congregation was impacted by the shooting that left two dead and nine injured Saturday at Brown University.
During a sermon Sunday morning, Cathedral Church of the Advent reported that Ella Cook, a member of the church, was one of the two victims killed in the shooting.
“She was an incredibly grounded and generous and faithful bright light, here at the Advent for many years as she was engaged and involved in our worship and our community,” a spokesperson at the church stated.
Authorities have not publicly released the names of any of the victims at this time.
Alex Shieh, a former Brown University student who knew Ella through the Republican Club, was devastated to learn about her death.
Full statement in a since-deleted X post:
I’m still in shock over the news from Brown University, where I was a student until a few months ago. And it broke my heart to learn that Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama, is no longer with us
I knew Ella through Brown Republicans, where she was vice president.
Being a conservative at Brown isn’t always the easiest, but Ella was never afraid to share her beliefs on an overwhelmingly liberal campus and support others in doing so.
Last spring, while I was under a disciplinary investigation for reporting on Brown’s administration for the conservative student paper, almost nobody wanted to be associated with me. Ella was one of the few who were willing to stand with me in public and help hand out newspapers in front of the dining hall.
Everyone at Brown who knew Ella, regardless of their politics, found her to be friendly and kind. My thoughts are with Ella’s family. Ella was a promising young leader taken too soon
In a follow-up tweet, Alex Shieh said out of respect for Ella’s family, please wait to speculate about any motive.
Out of respect for Ella’s family and her memory, please wait until the police finish their investigation before speculating about any motive!
— Alex Shieh (@alexkshieh) December 15, 2025
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