Ex-Brown Student, Wanted in Campus Shooting, Found Dead After Online Tip
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A former Brown University graduate student, suspected in a campus mass shooting, was found dead from suicide after an online tip led police to his location.
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was discovered in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. He was the prime suspect in the December 13 shooting at the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island.
Authorities tracked Valente after his description appeared in a public online forum, a law enforcement source confirmed. The tip from the forum post directly assisted investigators.
Police pronounced Valente dead at the New Hampshire scene. The investigation into the Brown University shooting continues.