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Brown University gunman recorded videos saying attack was planned for months

Brown University gunman recorded videos saying attack was planned for months

Summary

Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a gunman, recorded videos revealing he planned a deadly attack on Brown University for months. He killed two students and a professor before taking his own life, and investigators found no clear motive. The investigation is ongoing, with no current public threat.

Key Facts

  • Claudio Manuel Neves Valente killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor.
  • He planned the attack for six semesters but did not show a motive.
  • He left confessional videos, found in a New Hampshire storage unit.
  • The videos showed he felt no remorse for the attacks.
  • Valente spoke in Portuguese in the recordings, translated by the US justice department.
  • The prosecutor's office confirmed Brown University was the intended target.
  • Investigators discovered he and the MIT professor attended the same university in Portugal.
  • Despite the attack, Valente claimed he held no hatred towards the US.

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