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Brown University mass shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire

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A security guard walks past a flag at half-staff on the main green of Brown University in Providence, RI, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.

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The person who authorities say carried out a mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday has been found dead in New Hampshire.

He was identified as Claudio Neves-Valente, 48, a Brown University student.

Authorities said two firearms were found on his body.

“Tonight the people of Providence can breathe a little easier,” Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Brett Smiley said in a Thursday night press conference.

The gunman killed two people inside the school's engineering building before fleeing and evading police for five days.

The victims were identified as 19-year-old Ella Cook, vice president of Brown’s College Republicans, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman from Virginia. Nine others were injured.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

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