A suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University last weekend has been found dead, Providence Police said.
Five days ago, the gunman opened fire in the college’s engineering building in Providence, Rhode Island, an attack that killed two people and injured nine others. He’s been on the loose ever since, prompting a massive, multi-state manhunt.
On Thursday night, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez identified the suspect as Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national and former Brown student.
According to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Neves-Valente was found dead with a satchel and two firearms. Evidence in the suspect’s car also matched evidence found at the scene in Providence.
Neves-Valente took his own life on Thursday, Perez said.
