Suspect in deadly shootings at Brown University dies by suicide
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella stated that an autopsy conducted by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Neves Valente, 48, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, with investigators estimating his death occurred on Tuesday. His body was found two days later, on Thursday evening, at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire.
Neves Valente had been publicly identified by Providence police as the suspect in the December 13 Brown University shooting in Rhode Island, which killed two students—Ella Cook of Alabama and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov of Virginia—and injured nine others during a finals-week study session at the Barus & Holley Engineering Building. Authorities later confirmed he was also responsible for the December 15 fatal shooting of MIT nuclear science professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Federal investigators recovered two 9 mm pistols near Neves Valente’s body. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Boston office confirmed that one weapon was used in the Brown shooting and the other in Loureiro’s killing.
Brown University President Christina Paxson said Neves Valente was a Portuguese national and former Brown student who studied physics from 2000 to 2001 before withdrawing in 2003. “I think it’s safe to assume that this man, when he was a student, spent a great deal of time in that building for classes and other activities as a Ph.D. student in physics,” Paxson said. “He has no current active affiliation with the university or campus presence.”
Authorities emphasized that Neves Valente acted alone in both attacks. Investigators continue to review his recent movements, including credit card activity, and have not found any writings or documents indicating a clear motive.
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