Investigators seek motive for shootings of MIT professor and Brown students

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Richard LuscombeDecember 19, 2025 at 04:47 PM

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Investigators are seeking a motive in the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT professor, allegedly committed by Claudio Manuel Neves Valente. Valente, a Portuguese national and former Brown student, is suspected of fatally shooting the students at Brown's engineering building on Saturday and MIT professor Nuno FG Loureiro at his home on Monday. Valente's body was discovered in a New Hampshire storage facility on Thursday, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, ending a five-day manhunt. Authorities are investigating Valente's connection to the victims, revealing that he and Loureiro attended the same university in Portugal, where Valente was terminated from a position in 2000. The investigation aims to determine the reasons behind the attacks, as Valente had no current affiliation with Brown University.

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