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On Dec. 13, Claudio Neves Valente, a former Brown University physics student, fatally shot two students and wounded nine others in Providence, Rhode Island. Two days later, he killed MIT professor Nuno Loureiro near Boston. Valente was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a New Hampshire storage facility on Dec. 18. Motive remains unknown.
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The US has suspended its diversity visa lottery following the death of Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University. Valente, who obtained a green card through the lottery in 2017, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot after the attack, which also linked to the killing of an MIT professor.
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A gunman who opened fire inside a Brown University building has been identified after a tip from a Reddit user, known as John. The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. The tip led to a rapid investigation and the end of a dayslong manhunt.
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A suspect in a Brown University shooting was tracked down after days of evading detection, aided by a Reddit tip. Surveillance technology was initially ineffective, but a tip from an online user led police to the suspect's vehicle. The suspect was found dead in New Hampshire, likely by suicide.