Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the man charged with the deadly Brown University shooting, was found dead Thursday night in a New Hampshire storage facility.
The suspect’s death
Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief, confirmed that Valente died from a self‑inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities located him inside the storage unit when they arrived.
Background on the shootings
Valente, a 48‑year‑old Portuguese national and former Brown graduate student, was accused of fatally shooting two students and wounding nine others in a Brown lecture hall on Saturday. Two days later, he allegedly killed MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Investigators’ findings
Investigators say Valente acted alone. Brown University President Christina Paxson noted that he was enrolled as a graduate physics student from fall 2000 to spring 2001.
Key Takeaways
- Valente was the suspect in both the Brown University and MIT professor killings.
- He was found dead Thursday night from a self‑inflicted gunshot wound.
- Investigators believe he acted alone in the attacks.
The discovery of Valente’s body ends the search for the suspect in both incidents, leaving authorities to focus on the aftermath and investigation of the attacks.
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