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‘Brilliant but angry and difficult guy’: What former classmates said about Brown University, MIT shooting suspect

December 20, 2025 10:43 pm

The only links the authorities have been able to establish so far are that Valente and Loureiro, both hailing from Portugal, were classmates.

‘Police need to look into a grey Nissan’: How a Reddit post led authorities to Brown University and MIT shooting suspect

December 19, 2025 10:35 pm

According to police, John had several encounters with 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente before Saturday’s attack.

Suspect in death of MIT professor was a former classmate, prosecutors say

December 19, 2025 6:58 pm

Neves Valente, 48, entered the United States on a student visa in 2000, enrolling briefly in a graduate physics program at Brown University until the spring of 2001, according to the university.

Police identify suspect in Brown University shooting, probe possible link to MIT professor killing

December 19, 2025 5:56 am

FBI official said investigators did not believe there was a connection between the Brown University shooting and the killing of the MIT professor.

Brown University Shooting: Police find DNA, fingerprints of suspect

December 18, 2025 8:34 pm

Providence Police also released surveillance camera images of a male who was seen near the suspect and sought the public’s help to identify the person whom they believed could lead them to the gunman.

‘There can be no excuse’: Donald Trump questions why Brown University has few security cameras as search for shooter enters fifth day

‘There can be no excuse’: Donald Trump questions lack of security cameras in Brown University

December 18, 2025 7:12 am

Brown has 1,200 security cameras, according to Brown University President Christina Paxson.

Brown University Shooting: FBI offers $50,000 reward as manhunt for gunman continues on fourth day

Brown University Shooting: FBI offers $50,000 reward as manhunt for shooter continues on fourth day

December 16, 2025 8:11 pm

Three videos released by the FBI showed the man they believe carried out Saturday's attack wearing a mask and a dark two-tone jacket.

Brown University Shooting: Two victims identified as manhunt continues for shooter

December 16, 2025 1:32 am

Authorities released a short clip of video of the suspect walking away from the scene, but his face wasn't visible.

Gunshots, then 12 hours of fear at Brown University

December 15, 2025 11:11 pm

Some students were able to escape through the side doors of the hall. Others could only hide, ducking under chairs and behind desks. Two were killed, and nine wounded.

Two students were killed, several injured, and the suspect remains at large as the campus reels from shock.

‘I saw the alert and froze… I could have been in the building’: Indian students at Brown recall the terrifying moments during classroom shooting

December 15, 2025 2:26 pm

They locked themselves in their rooms, drew the curtains, switched off the lights, and put phones in silent mode. 30 hours after the incident in which 2 students have died and several injured, the shooter remains at large