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Brown University shooter confessed to planning a campus shooting for months
Summary
Federal officials said Claudio Neves Valente confessed on video that he had been planning the Brown University shooting for months; Valente was later found dead in a Salem, New Hampshire storage unit and investigators recovered electronic material. Federal authorities are continuing to investigate his motives.
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Federal officials said Claudio Neves Valente confessed on video that he had been planning the Brown University shooting for months. The shooting at Brown killed two students last month. Investigators recovered electronic material from a Salem, New Hampshire storage facility where Valente was later found dead.
Known details:
- Authorities reported that video and a transcript show Valente saying he planned the Brown University attack for at least six semesters.
- Officials said the Brown shooting killed two students and that investigators have also linked Valente to a later fatal shooting of an MIT professor.
- Valente was found dead in a Salem storage unit; investigators recovered an electronic device and released portions of the transcript as part of the inquiry.
- Federal officials say they are continuing to investigate Valente's motives and other aspects of the case.
Summary:
The released videos and transcript include admissions that Valente planned the campus shooting over an extended period and acknowledge his role in the fatal incidents reported in recent weeks. Valente was found dead after the shootings, investigators recovered electronic material at the storage site, and federal authorities say the investigation into his motives is ongoing.
Sources
Brown Shooting Suspect's Descent from Brilliant Friend to Angry Loner
The New York Times1/8/2026, 10:04:01 AMOpen source →
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CBS News1/6/2026, 11:27:32 PMOpen source →
Brown University shooter confessed to planning shooting for months on videos recovered in NH
Yahoo1/6/2026, 10:43:31 PMOpen source →
