Brown University Shooter: Suspect Found Dead

The manhunt for the Brown University shooter has ended. Authorities have confirmed that the suspect, identified as Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, was found dead in a self-storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Suspect Found Dead in New Hampshire

Police discovered Claudio Neves Valente, 48, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a storage facility in Salem, NH. Authorities had tracked him there after obtaining a federal search warrant. The discovery marks the end of a multi-state manhunt that began after the shooting at Brown University on Saturday, December 13, which left two students dead and nine others injured.

Connection to MIT Professor Shooting

Investigators have linked Neves Valente to the murder of MIT Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, who was shot and killed in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday, December 15.

Details have emerged that the two men knew each other from their time in Lisbon, Portugal, where they had studied together. This connection suggests a targeted motive, rather than a random act of violence, although the full reasoning remains under investigation.

Suspect Background

Neves Valente was a former doctoral student at Brown University. He was enrolled in the physics PhD program from the Fall of 2000 to the Spring of 2001 before formally withdrawing in 2003. Notably, the physics classes he attended were located in the same building where the tragic shooting took place over two decades later.

His last known address was in Miami-Dade, Florida. He had traveled to the Northeast, renting a Nissan Sentra in Boston on December 1, 2025.

Community Impact

The resolution of the manhunt brings a sense of relief to the communities of Providence, RI, and Brookline, MA, as well as the campuses of Brown and MIT. However, the loss of life has left a deep scar. Support services are being made available to students and staff at both institutions.