Man suspected in Brown U shooting, MIT professor’s killing found dead

A man has been found dead in a rented apartment at a New Hampshire storage facility after being accused of killing two and wounding several people in a mass shooting at Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island, and of killing a professor from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Rhode Island, according to officials.

Former Brown student and Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, 48, was discovered dead on Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Providence police chief Colonel Oscar Perez at a press conference.

According to Perez, the suspect acted alone, according to Perez. According to the US attorney for Massachusetts, Leah B. Foley, investigators believe Neves Valente was to blame for the fatal shooting of MIT professor and Brown’s fatal shooting at his home on Monday.

In the Brown University shooting that occurred in large numbers on Saturday, two people were killed and nine others were hurt.

Authorities said they were looking into a link between the Brown mass shooting and the fatal shooting of 47-year-old MIT professor Nuno FG Loureiro on Thursday, and the investigation had dramatically changed.

Neves Valente attended Brown from the fall of 2000 through the spring of 2001, according to Brown University President Christina Paxson. She claimed that “he has no current affiliation with the university.” Between 1995 and 2000, Neves Valente and Loureiro both attended the same academic program at the same Portuguese university, according to Foley.

Prior to now, the FBI claimed to be aware of no connections between the two shootings.

After Wednesday’s news conference, a second person who had been linked to the suspect came forward and “blow the lid” on the case, according to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.

According to Foley, investigators located the Rhode Island-based vehicle Neves Valente rented in Boston. Outside of Brown University, that vehicle was seen.

The suspect, according to Foley, added a Maine number plate to the rental car’s plate to help conceal his identity after leaving Rhode Island for Massachusetts.

Neves Valente entered a condominium complex close to Loureiro’s on video. According to Foley, he was spotted entering the storage facility about an hour later after his death was discovered.