4 d. ago Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice reveals that Claudio Neves Valente, the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, had planned the attack for at least six semesters

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2 w. ago Brown shooting suspect: gruelling academic climate may have taken mental toll, say ex

Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in LisbonAs investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of the suspected gunman and one of the victims have been asking if the roots of the tragedy lie in their shared experience at a top university in Portugal.The suspected gunman, Cláudio Valente, and one of those killed, Nuno FG Loureiro, studied at the prestigious and notoriously challenging University of Lisbon engineering and technology school, known locally as Técnico, both graduating in 2000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, killed in campus shooting

Hundreds of Alabama funeralgoers mourned a Brown University sophomore killed in a recent campus attack

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2 w. ago MIT scientist poised to upend fossil fuel industry before assassination linked to Brown University shooter

The murdered MIT professor, Nuno Loureiro, was leading a potentially world-changing effort to upend the fossil fuel industry when we was fatally shot Monday.

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3 w. ago Brown University shooting suspect died two days before body discovered, autopsy shows

Suspect killed himself after allegedly killing an MIT professor and two Brown University studentsAn autopsy report on the suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Massachusetts has shown that he died from by suicide two days before he was found in a storage locker on Thursday.The New Hampshire attorney general’s report estimates that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who had been living in the US, died on 16 December, the same day that his fellow countryman, MIT nuclear physics professor Nuno Loureiro died at a hospital in Massachusetts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student

Authorities have identified Claudio Neves Valente as the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor

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3 w. ago How a homeless Reddit tipster helped the FBI find the Brown shooting suspect

Claudio Neves Valente was a former Brown student and a classmate of a murdered MIT professor, authorities say

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3 w. ago Investigators seek motive for shootings of MIT professor and Brown students

Suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente was found dead in New Hampshire storage facility after five-day manhuntInvestigators turned on Friday to the search for a motive in the murders of two Brown University students and a physics professor in Massachusetts in separate but linked attacks, after the prime suspect was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.The body of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national and formerly very briefly a student at Brown, was discovered in a New Hampshire storage facility on Thursday night after a five-day manhunt. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How an anonymous Reddit tipster helped the FBI find the Brown shooting suspect

Claudio Neves Valente was a former Brown student and a classmate of a murdered MIT professor

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3 w. ago Trump says war with Venezuela is possible – US politics live

President says ‘I don’t rule it out’ when asked about the possibility of conflict during NBC interviewThe Trump administration announced on Thursday it will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States.Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, is accused of bursting into a building at the Ivy League school on Saturday and opening fire on students, killing two and wounding nine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The gunman who murdered two students at Brown University also killed a professor at MIT, police reveal after the shooter is found dead in a storage facility

Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief.

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3 w. ago Brown University shooting suspect identified after being found dead in storage facility

Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, has been identified as the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University, in which two students were killed and nine others were injured

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3 w. ago Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility

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3 w. ago Brown shooter revealed to be PhD student whose main target was MIT professor as Reddit post that led to his demise is revealed

The gunman who opened fire at Brown University and killed two students has been revealed to be a Portuguese national who studied at the Ivy League school more than 20 years ago.

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3 w. ago Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor killing found dead in storage facility

Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, with two firearms

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3 w. ago Brown shooter revealed to be Portuguese national and former PhD student who killed MIT professor before being found dead at storage facility

The gunman who opened fire at Brown University and killed two students has been revealed to be a Portuguese national who studied at the Ivy League school more than 20 years ago.

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3 w. ago Suspect in Brown University shooting committed suicide, officials say

Man discovered dead in storage facility also believed to have killed an MIT professor at his Boston-area homeA man suspected in the shooting at Brown University this weekend that killed two people and injured nine committed suicide Thursday night, authorities said.The man was discovered dead at a storage facility on Thursday evening. He is also believed to have killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his Boston-area home, the AP said, citing a law enforcement official. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brown University shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire storage facility after massive manhunt

The suspected shooter was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire

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3 w. ago Brown shooter revealed to be Portuguese national and former PhD student with links to murdered MIT professor as he's found dead at storage facility

The gunman who opened fire at Brown University and killed two students has been revealed to be a Portuguese national who studied at the Ivy League school more than 20 years ago.

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3 w. ago Suspect in Brown University shooting found dead inside storage facility

Search for shooter in killing of two students began anew after first person detained was releasedA man suspected in the shooting at Brown Universitythis weekend that killed two people and injured nine had committed suicide Thursday night, authorities said.The man was discovered dead at a storage facility on Thursday evening, the AP reported, citing a law enforcement source. The suspect is also believed to have killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his Boston-area home, the official said. Continue reading...

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