JUST IN: The Brown University shooting suspect has been identified as 48-year-old Claudio Nevis Valenti, a student of Brown University.
“He was a Portuguese National, and his last known address was in Miami, Florida.”
“I will tell you that he took his own life.” pic.twitter.com/9V3UgEBW5q
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 19, 2025
A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, officials said.
Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief, said at a news conference.
He was NOT a U.S. citizen.
Valenti was found dead inside a New Hampshire storage facility from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Four senior law enforcement officials said he may have been dead for some time.
He is believed to be responsible for:
The Brown University mass shooting Saturday that killed 2 students and wounded 9
The murder of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home Monday
The victims:
Brown University: Ella Cook, 19, sophomore from Alabama. Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, Uzbek American freshman.
MIT: Professor Nuno Loureiro, 47, Portuguese-born director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Both Valenti and Professor Loureiro were Portuguese nationals.
The motive remains unclear.
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS 48-YEAR-OLD PORTUGUESE NATIONAL, FOUND DEAD
Providence Police have confirmed the identity of the Brown University shooting suspect.
Claudio Neves Valenti, 48 years old, a Portuguese national and Brown University… https://t.co/FvyRrfJJ8m pic.twitter.com/T2FAuD5BNO
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 19, 2025