RI - Mass Shooting at Brown University - Providence 13 Dec 2025

[getthefax]

@Tom_Winter

NBC News: Claudio Manuel Neeves Valente age 48 has been identified by Providence Police as the Brown University suspect.
RI AG says it was the man they were seeking to question yesterday — a homeless man — who “blew the case wide open” and gave police the description of the car.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001846899523903664

BBM
It would really do my heart good if this gentleman receives the $50K in reward money.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Brown President confirms Claudio was enrolled from Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 as a graduate student in the MS-PhD program in Physics. He took a leave of absence before dropping out in 2003.

She notes the Brown physics courses have always been held in Barus & Holley.

 

[adot0902]

wait a second...

person 2 = redditor = homeless guy???

No Redditor has said he is not the person police were looking for. 2 different people. Both absolutely should get the reward money though.

 

[wibbleflea]

wait a second...

person 2 = redditor = homeless guy???

No. Redditor was someone else.

(Edit: perhaps I’m wrong.)

 

[phi1ip]

wait a second...

person 2 = redditor = homeless guy???

The redditor has pretty vehemently claimed that they are not any of the people that have been released in photos.

 

[99cats]

Wow, physics PhD student at Brown between 2000-2001.

 

[JennieM]

1 min ago

The “unthinkable” happened in Providence and healing will take time, governor says​

From CNN's Emma Tucker

The “unthinkable” happened to the Brown University community in Providence and recovering from the devastating mass shooting will take “a great deal of time,” said Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee.

“We’re going to be forever changed but our commitment on the state level is to continue to support Providence, Brown and the people in the state of Rhode Island in recovery,” said McKee at the news conference.

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/brown-university-shooting-suspect-12-18-25?t=1766113290588

 

[JennieM]

Governor praises professionalism of law enforcement, amid criticism​

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Governor Dan McKee says "my thoughts, as a dad, were with the families" of the victims.

He praises the "professionalism of law enforcement," saying it "should make everyone feel safe".

His comments comes six days after the attack, and amid increasing criticism of the pace of investigation.

Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say

Suspect ‍found dead in a Salem storage facility from self-inflicted wound.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Prosecutors confirm link between Brown and MIT cases
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The US Attorney for Massachusetts, the top federal prosecutor in the state, has just confirmed that there is a link between the attack at Brown University and the killing of a professor from MIT in Brookline, near Boston, two days later.

The prosecutor's office posted on X that there will be another news conference today, following the one in Providence.

It will be held in Boston, and will be held "to announce death of Brown University and MIT professor shooter".

Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say

Suspect ‍found dead in a Salem storage facility from self-inflicted wound.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[brib809]

Wow, physics PhD student at Brown between 2000-2001.

Holding a grudge and waiting to act for this long seems strange though if it has anything to do with that

 

[Vaderman]

Brown President confirms Claudio was enrolled from Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 as a graduate student in the MS-PhD program in Physics. He took a leave of absence before dropping out in 2003.

She notes the Brown physics courses have always been held in Barus & Holley.

Nursed a grudge for 25 years? What a loser.

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001851355468911063

 

[Vaderman]

"As far we we know, he acted alone"
-P.C.

 

[Lore Listener]

Brown President confirms Claudio was enrolled from Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 as a graduate student in the MS-PhD program in Physics. He took a leave of absence before dropping out in 2003.

She notes the Brown physics courses have always been held in Barus & Holley.

We are learning so much about motive tonight! Sounds like grudges from his own academic past/failures.

 

[99cats]

Holding a grudge and waiting to act for this long seems strange though if it has anything to do with that

Maybe his life/career started going downhill and he started looking to the past to place blame? It is very strange though, I agree.

 

[JennieM]

wait a second...

person 2 = redditor = homeless guy???

edit: no, the redditor is not person 2. .... so i guess both the redditor and the person 2 gave descriptions of the car?

Isn’t Person 2 the one whose photo was released by LE?

 

[JennieM]

As far as they know, he acted alone.

 

[phi1ip]

The affidavit is live on the Attorney General's website.

 

[MassGuy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001852172733132886

 

[JennieM]

Gunman had previously studied physics at Brown
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The suspect was enrolled at Brown University from the fall of 2000 to spring 2001, says Brown University President Christina Paxson.

"He was studying for a PhD in physics," at the time, she says.

During his time at the university, he frequently accessed the building where the attack took place, she says.

He has "no current active affiliation" to the university, she says.

Police taking questions​

Officials are now taking questions

The gunman is believed to have acted alone, according to the Providence police chief.

He adds that antisemitism is not believed to be a motive, after he is asked about that as a possible motive by a reporter.

He declines to say how long the gunman is believed to have been inside the storage unit before he took his own life.

Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say

Suspect ‍found dead in a Salem storage facility from self-inflicted wound.

www.bbc.co.uk