Suspect in Brown University, MIT Professor Shootings Found Dead: Officials (Connecting the Dots: Brown University, Christina Paxson, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Police
identified the suspect as 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, who was a former
student at Brown University.
The
Epoch Times
Joseph
Lord
12/18/2025|Updated:
12/19/2025
The
suspect in two fatal shootings, including an attack at Brown
University and
the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, was found dead
Thursday, officials announced.
At a
news conference Thursday evening, Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police
chief, identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, who was a former
student at Brown.
“He was
a 48-year-old man. He was a Brown student. He was a Portuguese national, and
his last known address was in Miami, Florida. And I will tell you that he took
his own life tonight,” Perez said.
The man
appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Perez said. He was
found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.
Perez
spoke about how the suspect had been identified after a different person of
interest who had been taken into custody was released
after further investigation earlier this week.
“It was
all about groundwork, public assistance, interviews of individuals, and good
old-fashioned policing,” Perez said.“We looked at financial records, we looked
at video footage.”
He said
that in this case, the crucial tip came from a video, which Perez said
“provided us with a description of a vehicle.”
Rhode
Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said that the breakthrough in the case
came from an individual in proximity to the suspect who helped identify the
vehicle and “blow the lid” off the case.
“When
you crack it, you crack it. That person led us to the car, led us to the name,”
Neronha said.
The
Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University left two dead and nine injured. It
occurred in the afternoon during final exams at the university’s engineering
building.
The two
students fatally wounded in the attack include Ella Cook, vice president of the
College Republicans at Brown and a native of Mountain Brook, Alabama, and
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, an Uzbek national.
Neronha
said that the motives for the Brown shooting are still unclear.
“We
don’t know why now, why Brown, why these students and why this classroom,” he
said.
In
addition, investigators now suspect Valente in connection with the shooting of
a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro in his
Brookline home on Dec. 15.
The FBI
had previously found no connection between the two.
Loureiro,
47, was a theoretical physicist and fusion scientist from Portugal.
The two
are believed to have attended the same university in Portugal, according to
officials.
Brown
University officials have emphasized that Valente had no current association
with the school, despite having previously attended.
According
to Brown University President Christina Paxson, Valente had been enrolled at the
school several decades ago for a short time, attending from the fall of 2000 to
the spring of 2001.
“He has
no current affiliation with the university,” Paxson said.
The
investigation into the shooting drew local frustration in Providence after
investigators failed to quickly apprehend the suspect, drawing the
investigation into a days-long manhunt.
Authorities,
during the days-long manhunt, also released a person of interest.
The
university has suspended the regular schedule for end-of-term exams and other
final assessments in the wake of the tragedy.
The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
Christina
Paxson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Paxson#Social_engagement
Christina
Hull Paxson (born February 6, 1960) is an American economist who has been
serving as the 19th president of Brown University since July 2012.
Social
engagement
In
2013, Paxson wrote a New Republic op-ed arguing for the humanities' ongoing
relevance from an economist's perspective.[18] She has also maintained other
institutional affiliations: in addition to being a member of the Council
on Foreign Relations,
she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.
In
2016, she became a member of the board of directors of
the Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston. After serving as its deputy chair,
she became the chair of its board of directors in 2021.
Connecting
the Dots:
Christina Paxson
is the president of Brown
University, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a
member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
George Soros is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Steven L. Rattner was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
fellow at Brown University.
Louis W. Cabot is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
was a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston.
Breene M. Kerr was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a life
member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Laura D'Andrea
Tyson was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Louis W. Cabot is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was
a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and a life member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Corporation
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Alan G. Spoon is
a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development.
Thomas P. Gerrity was
a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a life member of the Corporation of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Christina Paxson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the president of Brown University and a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
E. Gordon Gee was the president of Brown University
and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
David E. McKinney was
a fellow at Brown University and is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Christina Paxson
is the president of Brown
University, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a
member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Louis W. Cabot was
a director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and is an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Steven L. Rattner was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
fellow at Brown University.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Breene M. Kerr was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a life
member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Laura D'Andrea
Tyson was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Louis W. Cabot is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was
a life member emeritus for the Corporation of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and a life member of the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Corporation
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the governing body for
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Least 2 Killed, Several More Hurt in Shooting at Brown University (Connecting
the Dots: Brown University, Gun Control & Soros Funding, All Networking For
More Gun Control) (Past Research on Brown
University)
Sunday,
December 14, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/12/at-least-2-killed-several-more-hurt-in.html
100
Years of Government Theft (Past Research on the Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston)
Monday,
December 23, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/100-years-of-government-theft.html
Several
People Detained as Protesters Block Parking Garage at MIT (Connecting the Dots:
MIT, United Nations, Palestine (Hamas), Harvard University, Columbia University
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on MIT)
Friday,
May 10, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/05/several-people-detained-as-protesters.html
100
Years of Government Theft (Past Research on the
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
Monday,
December 23, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/100-years-of-government-theft.html
New
York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the Dots: Letitia
James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan, Judge
Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia
James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 9, 2025
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