PROVIDENCE, RI — Several hundred people gathered late Sunday, Dec. 14, on the newly fallen snow in Providence's Lippitt Park as temperatures hovered around freezing to honor victims of themass shooting at Brown University.
The shooting at the Ivy League school, which occurred as students took exams before winter break, shook the nearby community and university, one of the oldest in the United States. The school cancelled exams and classes for the rest of the year, and the campus was quiet on Dec. 14 as a light snowfall blanketed the city.
"We gather this evening in stunned grief, in stunned shock," Rabbi Sarah Mack of Temple Beth-El toldThe Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. "We can use our light to kindle more light, that is how we can get through this dark moment."
The mass shooting — the latest of nearly 400 in the U.S. this year, according to theGun Violence Archive— left at least two students dead and nine others injured.
Authorities and school officials have not publicly released the names of the victims killed in the shooting. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said that authorities, as of midday on Sunday, Dec. 14, had not yet contacted all family members because some were traveling.
Here's what we know about the shooting victims at the moment:
Ella Cook
One of the students killed in the shooting was Ella Cook, a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, the church announced during its Sunday, Dec. 14 service.
"Many of you heard about the tragedy... And sadly, tragically, one of those people is one of our parishioners," Rev. Craig Smalley said inlivestreamedremarks.
Smalley described Cook as a "bright light" who was engaged in the church and the broader community, and "incredibly grounded and generous and faithful."
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Kendall Turner
Kendall Turner, 19, a North Carolina native and a freshman at Brown, was injured in the shooting,The News & ObserverandWTVDreported.
According to WTVD, Turner's family said the Brown student was in critical but stable condition. She is a 2025 graduate of Durham Academy.
"Her parents are with her. We hope for her continued strength and recovery," Michael Ulku-Steiner of Durham Academy told the TV station. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Kendall, her family, and all members of the Brown University community during this incredibly difficult time."
Contributing: Reuters
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