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Authorities Identify Suspect Found Dead After Two Killings

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Providence, Rhode Island, police identified Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as the suspect in the Dec. 13 Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine. Investigators linked Valente to a Dec. 15 slaying of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro. Authorities used surveillance footage, vehicle tracking and a civilian tip to obtain a rental agreement bearing his name, then executed warrants at a Salem, New Hampshire storage unit. There officers discovered Valente dead of a self-inflicted gunshot and recovered two firearms and a satchel; officials said ballistic and DNA testing are underway. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.

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This 60-second summary was prepared by the JQJO editorial team after reviewing 11 original reports from The Last Refuge, syracuse, KalingaTV, The Frontier Post, The News-Gazette, english.news.cn, Internewscast Journal, CBS News, ABC6 News, Shore News Network and WHDH 7 Boston.

Timeline of Events

Dec. 13 — Mass shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine.
Dec. 15 — MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro found fatally shot in Brookline.
Dec. 15–17 — Multi-agency investigation collects CCTV, vehicle, and witness leads across New England.
Dec. 18 — Authorities link evidence to Claudio Manuel Neves Valente and find him deceased in Salem, NH.
Dec. 18 — Two firearms and a satchel recovered; ballistic and DNA tests ordered.

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Who Benefited

Law enforcement agencies and investigators benefited from a civilian tip, surveillance evidence, and interagency cooperation that enabled them to identify the suspect and recover weapons, bringing investigative closure to the multi-jurisdictional manhunt.

Who Impacted

Families and classmates of the Brown students and the MIT professor, as well as university communities, suffered loss, trauma, and ongoing uncertainty while investigators worked to confirm motives and connections.

Expert Opinion

After reading and researching latest news, law enforcement located Claudio Manuel Neves Valente dead in a New Hampshire storage unit on Dec. 18, linking him via surveillance, a rental agreement and a civilian tip to the Dec. 13 Brown shooting and Dec. 15 MIT professor killing; forensic testing remains pending.

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