Shooter who killed Brown University students and MIT professor was motivated by a lifetime of grievances, FBI concludes
The FBI concluded that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the gunman who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor, was motivated by personal grievances and resentment towards his perceived failures. The investigation found that Neves Valente acted alone and had no connection to terrorism.
The FBI and US Attorney's office in Massachusetts announced the conclusion of their investigation into a mass shooting at Brown University on Dec. 13 and the homicide of MIT professor Dr. Nuno Loureiro on Dec. 15. Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, was identified as the gunman. He had briefly pursued a doctorate in physics at Brown University and had a connection to Loureiro through their shared alma mater, Instituto Superior Técnico. The investigation found that Neves Valente acted alone, had no connection to terrorism, and was motivated by personal grievances and resentment towards his perceived failures. Neves Valente was found dead by suicide on Dec. 18 in a storage unit in New Hampshire. The FBI's investigation included over 490 leads, 260 interviews, and 11,000 files of surveillance footage.
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