Suspect Found Dead in New Hampshire Storage Unit After Ivy League Shooting Spree
Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, 48, the foreign national behind the Brown University massacre, was found dead in a Salem, New Hampshire storage unit. Authorities say he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police and FBI swarmed the area late Thursday during a frantic manhunt for the gunman.
Deadly Rampage Hits Two Ivy League Campuses
The horror didn’t stop at Brown. Neves-Valente is now linked to the fatal shooting of MIT physics professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts — about 50 miles from Brown’s campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Last Saturday, Neves-Valente opened fire in Brown’s engineering building, killing two students and injuring nine.
- The FBI initially denied any link between the Brown shooting and the MIT slaying.
- Boston federal officials later confirmed Neves-Valente was behind both attacks.
Suspect’s Troubled History at Brown University
Brown University president Christina Paxson revealed Neves-Valente studied physics there from autumn 2000 to spring 2001 before taking a leave of absence and eventually withdrawing in 2003. The motive behind his rampage remains a mystery.
“Authorities are still piecing together the suspect’s background and what led to these devastating events,” a police source said.
College Communities Stunned, Call for Tougher Security
The shootings have left both Brown and MIT shaken to the core. Hundreds of students and staff have expressed their heartbreak and urged officials to improve campus security in the wake of the attacks.
