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The tragic series of events that unfolded over the weekend reached a grim conclusion in New Hampshire, as authorities announced the death of Claudio Neves Valente, the man linked to a shooting at Brown University and the subsequent killing of a professor at MIT. Valente, a 48-year-old former student of Brown University and a Portuguese national residing in Miami, was found deceased, confirmed by two individuals close to the investigation late Monday evening and later verified by the authorities.
Providence police reported that Valente took his own life. His body was discovered after law enforcement officials descended upon a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire. This location became a focal point for the investigation, as law enforcement sought to bring closure to the violent spree that had begun on Saturday.
In a statement, R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha detailed that two firearms were recovered alongside Valente’s body. This discovery further underscores the severity of the incidents that had thrust both Brown University and MIT into the national spotlight over the past few days.
Police said Valente shot and killed himself. He was found after police swarmed a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, according to police.
Valente was found with two firearms, according to R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha.
“Evidence in the car matches exactly what we see at the scene here in Providence,” Neronha said.
“We got him,” FBI Boston special agent in charge Ted Docks during a news conference at the Providence Police Department.
Providence Police Col. Oscar Perez said law enforcement tracked him down thanks to tips from the community, video surveillance and diligent work by officials across multiple agencies.
The high-profile suicide caps an intense six-day interstate manhunt that’s put multiple communities on edge.
The unidentified man is suspected of killing two students and injuring nine more people after opening fire inside a Brown classroom on Saturday.
As Nexstar’s WPRI first reported, police are also investigating a potential link to the Monday slaying of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno Loureiro.
Local, state and federal law officials have spent days poring over video evidence, license plate data and hundreds of investigative tips in pursuit of the suspect.
Around 5 p.m. Thursday, police located an abandoned car in Salem they suspected was used by the gunman to evade police across New England.
Police eventually zeroed in on a storage facility at 10 Hampshire Rd. in Salem. For hours, police carrying weapons and wearing tactical gear were seen entering and exiting the facility.