Brown University Shooting Suspect Claudio Valente Found Dead After Days-Long Manhunt
What began as a terrifying act of violence inside a Brown University classroom has now come to a grim and unsettling end. After nearly a week of searching across state lines, authorities confirmed that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting, was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire. Police say he took his own life, bringing the active manhunt to a close but leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions.
Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national and former Brown University student, was identified as the man responsible for the shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. The attack unfolded quickly and brutally. It was reported that more than 44 rounds were fired, with gunfire beginning almost immediately after the suspect entered the classroom. The speed and violence of the attack stunned students, faculty, and the wider academic community.
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Investigators later revealed that Valente had once studied physics at Brown in the early 2000s. He enrolled in a graduate program, took a leave of absence in 2001, and formally withdrew in 2003. Despite that past connection, officials stressed that he had no active affiliation with the university at the time of the shooting. Why the school was targeted remains unknown, and that mystery continues to haunt the investigation.
As the search intensified, law enforcement agencies followed a complicated trail. A rental car linked to the suspect had its license plates swapped, making tracking more difficult. Surveillance footage, witness accounts, and a crucial tip from a member of the public eventually led investigators to Salem, New Hampshire. There, near a storage facility, the abandoned rental car was found. Inside the storage unit, Valente was discovered dead, along with a satchel, two firearms, and evidence that matched the crime scene at Brown.
Even more troubling details emerged as authorities connected Valente to another killing. He was also believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of an MIT professor at the professor’s Massachusetts home earlier in the week. Ballistic and forensic testing is still being carried out, even though officials say they are fully confident the suspect acted alone.
For the Brown University community and the families affected, the emotional toll is immense. State leaders acknowledged that healing will take time and that the sense of safety has been deeply shaken. While the search for the suspect is over, the pain, confusion, and lingering questions surrounding Claudio Valente and his actions are far from resolved.
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