Summary
An autopsy has confirmed that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a suspect in shootings at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor, died by suicide. Valente, a former Brown University student, is believed to have acted alone in the incidents, using firearms linked to both crime scenes. Investigations are ongoing to determine the motive behind these events.
Key Facts
- Claudio Manuel Neves Valente is suspected of a mass shooting at Brown University and killing an MIT professor.
- Valente died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was found in a New Hampshire storage unit.
- The shootings occurred on December 13 at Brown and two days later in Brookline, Massachusetts.
- Two handguns were found with Valente; one matched the gun used in each shooting.
- The shooting at Brown University resulted in two student deaths and nine injuries.
- Valente had attended Brown University as a graduate physics student but withdrew in 2003.
- Authorities are still trying to determine why he committed these acts.
- The FBI is involved in the ongoing investigation.
