Authorities say the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University was found dead by suicide in New Hampshire, bringing an end to a multistate manhunt.
The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, was discovered Thursday night inside a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Police say he acted alone.
#FBI Boston's Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks joined @ProvidenceRIPD, @RIStatePolice & our law enforcement partners in announcing the death of the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and the homicide of MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro. Shortly before 9 p.m., Claudio… pic.twitter.com/Rd9M28wSxX
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) December 19, 2025
Two Brown University students were killed and nine others wounded during the Dec. 13 shooting inside an engineering building where students were studying for final exams.
Federal prosecutors said Valente was also responsible for the fatal shooting of an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days after the Brown attack.
BREAKING: Authorities have identified the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University as Portuguese national Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 19, 2025
The 48-year-old was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a New Hampshire storage facility. pic.twitter.com/TA4m7M6qNf
Investigators believe the suspect and the professor, physicist Nuno Loureiro, previously attended the same university in Portugal and may have known each other.
Authorities had struggled for days to track Valente due to limited surveillance footage. The case was ultimately cracked using financial records and video evidence. Officials say there is no confirmed motive.
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