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Brown University Shooting Suspect Found Dead

December 19, 2025 2:06 am

The suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead, authorities said Thursday, as investigators confirmed he was also responsible for the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days later.

Officials identified the gunman as Claudio Neves Valente, a 48 year old Portuguese national and former Brown University student. Law enforcement said Valente died by suicide and acted alone. His motive remains unknown.

The announcement brings a major development in an investigation that began after a deadly attack inside a Brown lecture hall during final exams that left two students dead and …

Brown Shooting Search Resumes After Lead Falls Apart

December 15, 2025 3:16 pm

Authorities renewed their search on Sunday for the gunman who killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University, after investigators released a previously detained “person of interest” and acknowledged the case had shifted direction.

At an evening press conference, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said there was “no basis” to hold the individual, adding that evidence now points elsewhere. Police declined to explain why the person was initially detained, and said they were no longer naming him publicly.

The attack unfolded Saturday afternoon in a classroom at the Holley Engineering Building, where students were gathered during exam …

Brown University Shooting Sparks Campus Lockdown And Manhunt

December 14, 2025 1:50 am

Police launched a large scale manhunt on Saturday after a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, killed two students and wounded nine others, forcing the Ivy League campus into lockdown.

More than 400 law enforcement officers were deployed across the area as investigators searched for a suspect who fled after opening fire inside an academic building where students were sitting exams. Officials said there was no indication of an immediate ongoing threat, but a shelter in place order remained in effect as the search continued.

The shooting occurred inside Brown’s Barus and Holley engineering building, where exterior doors …