Brown University, MIT Shootings Not Connected to Terrorism: FBI Report

The shooter was a loner and had suicidal tendencies, among other issues, investigators found.
Brown University, MIT Shootings Not Connected to Terrorism: FBI Report
Surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 13, 2025. Providence Police Dept. via AP
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The Brown University mass shooting in December and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) murder were carried out by a loner suffering from suicidal thoughts and driven by grievances he collected throughout his life, federal investigators have concluded.

“Investigators found that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and legal permanent resident living in Miami, Florida, acting alone, committed the mass shooting at Brown University and the murder of Dr. Loureiro,” the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced April 29.

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