Brown community mourns, university reviews campus security
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Birmingham, Ala. Hundreds attended a Monday funeral for Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, one of two students killed Dec. 13 when a gunman opened fire during a study session. Nine other students were wounded. Authorities identified 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, a former Brown graduate student, as the suspect; officials say he fatally shot MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro two days later and was found dead Dec. 16 in a New Hampshire storage facility from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Brown placed campus police chief Rodney Chatman on leave as university and federal reviews proceed. Based on 6 articles reviewed and research.
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- 1. Dec. 13: Gunman opens fire during Brown study session; two students killed, nine wounded.
- 2. Dec. 15 (two days later): Authorities say suspect fatally shot MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
- 3. Dec. 16: Suspect Claudio Neves Valente found dead in New Hampshire storage facility; autopsy notes self-inflicted gunshot.
- 4. Following events: Funeral services held for victims, including Ella Cook in Birmingham, Ala.
- 5. Institutional response: Brown places campus police chief on leave and initiates security review while federal investigators open inquiries.
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