Brown University Shooting Suspect Claudio Valente Found Dead

UPDATE: The suspect in the devastating mass shooting at Brown University is dead. Authorities have confirmed that Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old former student from Portugal, was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday evening inside a storage facility in New Hampshire.

This shocking development comes just days after Valente allegedly opened fire in a lecture hall on Brown’s campus, resulting in the tragic deaths of two students and injuries to nine others. The incident occurred on October 14, 2023, and Valente is also believed to be responsible for the murder of Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a Portuguese professor at MIT, just two days later.

According to Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez, investigators have been piecing together Valente’s background. He was enrolled at Brown as a graduate student studying physics from fall 2000 to spring 2001. “He has no current affiliation with the university,” commented Brown University President Christina Paxson.

Valente and Loureiro shared an academic history, having attended the same program at a university in Portugal from 1995 to 2000, noted Leah B. Foley, U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

This tragic series of events has left the Brown University community in shock. Students and faculty are grappling with the aftermath of violence that has shattered their sense of safety and security.

As authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding these incidents, they urge anyone with further information to come forward. This developing story will be updated as more details emerge.

For those affected by the shooting, counseling services are being made available to provide support during this harrowing time.

Stay tuned for further updates on this urgent situation that has rocked the academic community.