{"id":2523451,"date":"2025-12-19T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-mit-shooting-suspect-killed-himself-two-days-before-being-found\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:13:46","slug":"brown-mit-shooting-suspect-killed-himself-two-days-before-being-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-mit-shooting-suspect-killed-himself-two-days-before-being-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown-MIT shooting suspect killed himself two days before being found"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrown-mit-shooting-suspect-killed-himself-two-days-before-being-found%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523451&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhunt-underway-for-suspect-in-dallas-shooting-that-left-1-dead\/\" title=\"Manhunt underway for ... in Dallas ... that left 1 dead\">suspect involved<\/a> in the shootings at Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology was found to have died by suicide in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire, two days before his body was discovered.Claudio Manuel Neves Valente fatally shot himself shortly after the Brown university mass shooting and the murder of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro. Authorities are still investigating the motive behind the attacks. It was revealed that Neves Valente and Loureiro had known each other, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-had-agreement-with-wife-he-could-spend-one-weekend-each-year-with-former-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Bill Gates Had Agreement With Wife He Could Spend One Weekend Each Year With Former Girlfriend\">studied physics<\/a> together at a Portuguese university in the 1990s. The inquiry faced criticism due to an initial mistaken arrest and delays in apprehending the suspect, which police attributed to the complexity of the case and the careful examination of evidence required. Police initially did not link the Brown University shooting and Loureiro&#8217;s murder, but further details have as emerged highlighting connections between the incidents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brown-MIT shooting suspect killed himself two days before being found, autopsy shows<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2450373\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The suspect accused of killing two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917847\/brown-university-shooting-victims-identities-revealed\/\">Brown University<\/a> students and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3994243\/how-suspected-brown-mit-shooter-caught-what-you-missed\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a> professor was ruled to have committed suicide in a storage unit two days before he was found.<\/p>\n<p>An autopsy found that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente shot himself in a Salem, New Hampshire, storage unit on Tuesday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doj.nh.gov\/news-and-media\/autopsy-results-salem-new-hampshire-death-claudio-manuel-neves-valente\">according to<\/a> the New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. That was two days after the Brown University mass shooting and one day after the murder of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, in his own home. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4074723\/assembly-leader-call-dugan-resignation-threaten-impeachment\/\">Assembly leaders call for Dugan&#8217;s resignation, threaten impeachment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3994243\/how-suspected-brown-mit-shooter-caught-what-you-missed\/\">How the suspected Brown-MIT shooter was caught: What you missed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3927149\/brown-mit-shooting-suspect-professor-portugal\/\">Brown-MIT shooting suspect studied with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brown-mit-shooting-suspect-studied-with-murdered-professor-in-portugal\/\" title=\"Brown-MIT ... ... stu... with murdered professor in Portugal\">murdered professor<\/a> in Portugal, authorities say<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Neves Valente&rsquo;s death leaves more questions than answers, especially regarding his motive, which authorities are still seeking to establish.<\/p>\n<p>Since finding Neves Valente&rsquo;s corpse, authorities have established that the killer and Loureiro studied physics at the same Portuguese university at the same time in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My understanding is that they did know each other,&rdquo; said Leah Foley, U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shootings drew additional national attention<\/a> because of the botched investigation around them. After initially announcing a suspect was in custody on Sunday, police soon revealed they had arrested the wrong person, and the suspect was still on the run. The inability of police to apprehend the mass shooter invited a barrage of criticism on local law enforcement, something acknowledged by Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar L. Perez Jr.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a lot of criticism, too, as far as, like, how long has the investigation taken,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And sometimes, you know, it&rsquo;s just that when you&rsquo;re not a police officer, you don&rsquo;t understand how this works,&rdquo; he said, explaining that investigators have to evaluate all the leads and physical evidence, which can be a painstaking process.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3920383\/mit-professor-killed-in-shooting-at-massachusetts-home\/\">MIT PROFESSOR KILLED IN SHOOTING AT MASSACHUSETTS HOME, POLICE SAY NO SUSPECT IN CUSTODY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so it takes work and&hellip;you can&rsquo;t do that within minutes. Sometimes it takes days,&rdquo; Perez added.<\/p>\n<p>Police also initially dismissed a link between the Brown University shooting and Loureiro&rsquo;s murder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brown-MIT shooting suspect died by suicide two days earlier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2523452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353530715939.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69142,36508,49870,69144,69143],"class_list":["post-2523451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brown-mit-shooting","tag-crime-news","tag-investigation-update","tag-mit-shooting","tag-suspect-suicide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25353530715939.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523451"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523455,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523451\/revisions\/2523455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}