CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Family members say a recent Midlothian High School graduate was one of the two students killed in the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday.
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, who graduated in May from Midlothian High, is being remembered as "incredibly kind, funny, and smart," his sister told CBS 6's Tracy Sears.
"He had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people," reads an online fundraiser created to help Umurzokov's family with expenses. "He continues to be my family’s biggest role model in all aspects. He always lent a helping hand to anyone in need without hesitation, and was the most kind-hearted person our family knew."
The attack Saturday afternoon, which also wounded nine people, set off hours of chaos across the Ivy League campus and surrounding Providence neighborhoods as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place.
The gunman opened fire inside a classroom in the engineering building, firing more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Two handguns were recovered when the person of interest was taken into custody and authorities also found two loaded 30-round magazines, the official said. One of the firearms was equipped with a laser sight that projects a dot to aid in targeting, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The lockdown, which stretched into the night, was lifted early Sunday.
The shooting occurred during one of the busiest moments of the academic calendar, as final exams were underway. Brown canceled all remaining classes, exams, papers and projects for the semester and told students they could leave campus, underscoring the scale of the disruption and the gravity of the attack.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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