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RI H7001
Resolution
Status
1/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Shekarchi
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AI Summary
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House Resolution honors first responders, law enforcement, and medical personnel who responded to the December 13, 2025 shooting at Brown University's Barus & Holley Building that killed 2 students and wounded 9 others
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Providence firefighters, including Fire Captain Robert Cataldo, Lieutenant John Faria, and Firefighters Jay Vita and Zack Hannon, provided lifesaving care while gunfire continued and the shooter's location remained unknown
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Local, state, and federal law enforcement coordinated response under Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez, State Police Superintendent Darnell S. Weaver, FBI, and ATF
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Resolution expresses condolences to the families of victims Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and recognizes Rhode Island Hospital medical staff
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Secretary of State directed to transmit certified copies to Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Attorney General Peter Neronha, and the named law enforcement and fire department leaders
Legislative Description
HOUSE RESOLUTION PRAISING THE RHODE ISLAND AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY, RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER NERONHA, COLONEL OSCAR PEREZ, CHIEF OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCE FIRE CHIEF DEREK SILVA, AND THE HEROIC MEDICAL PERSONNEL, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF MANY OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
Last Action
House read and passed
1/6/2026