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Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor homicide found dead

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The man suspected of killing two students at Brown University was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire Thursday night. Police say he died by suicide.

Authorities also believe the suspect, 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, is the same man who shot and killed MIT physics professor Nuno Loureiro.

WBUR's Anthony Brooks joined Morning Edition to explain how the investigation unfolded.

This segment aired on December 19, 2025.

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