Mass Shooting Suspect Linked to Brown University and MIT Found Dead

Fri Dec 19 2025 22:03:54 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national and suspect in the Brown University mass shooting, has been found dead in a storage facility in New Hampshire after a six-day manhunt. Authorities believe he was involved in the shooting deaths of two students and later shot an MIT professor.

The manhunt for Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in a Brown University mass shooting, ended when he was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Valente, a former PhD student at Brown, is linked to the deaths of two students and is also suspected of murdering an MIT professor. Investigators believe he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing as authorities seek to understand the motives behind the attacks.

The suspect in last week's mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a six-day multi-state manhunt, police say.

They identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who studied at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, about 25 years ago.

Providence police chief Oscar Perez said video evidence and tips from the public led investigators to a car-rental location where they found the suspect's name and matched him to their person of interest.

Officials said they also believe Valente killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor two days after the 13 December shooting at Brown.

Initial findings suggest Valente died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and police were unable to comment on how long he might have been inside the storage facility.

Authorities have not suggested a motive for either attack, and investigations continue as they piece together the details surrounding the suspect and his connection to both educational institutions.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha stated Valente was found dead with a satchel and two firearms, with evidence linking him to the crime scenes at both universities.

Valente's history as a former student at Brown and the suspected connection to MIT's Gomes Loureiro highlights the significant impact of this tragic incident, leaving the university community shocked and seeking answers.