A man suspected of killing two and wounding nine others at Brown University was reportedly found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, officials said. The man who entered the Rhode Island Ivy League University’s Barus & Holley building and opened fire was identified as 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente.
What do we know about Claudio Neves Valente? Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that Valente was a Brown student and Portuguese national who had a last known address in Florida.
Police said Valente was found dead Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“He took his own life tonight,” Perez was quoted by reports as saying during a news conference alongside Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, as well as the FBI.
Perez added that the suspect was the same person who was the main focus at the start of the investigation. He said a video and description of a car broke the case, with the vehicle flagged by Flock cameras.
According to reports, investigators believe Valente is responsible for both the shooting at Brown and the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor who was fatally shot in his Brookline home Monday, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Authorities have not formally confirmed a connection between the two shootings.
CarlGustaf@hilariouschaos.com 8 hours ago
Damn, wonder what the connection between all this is. Surely it cannot be random.