Suspect in Brown University, MIT Professor Shootings Found Dead: Officials

Police identified the suspect as 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, who was a former student at Brown University.

Law enforcement officers search the area for the Brown University shooting suspect in Salem, N.H., on Dec. 18, 2025. Reba Saldanha/AP Photo

The suspect in two fatal shootings, including an attack at Brown University and the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, was found dead Thursday, officials announced.

At a news conference Thursday evening, Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief, identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, who was a former student at Brown.