Authorities on Dec. 18 announced they tracked down the man responsible for the deadly Brown University shooting that rocked the Ivy League institution and the school's surrounding community.
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, originally from Portugal, was a former Brown University PhD physics student, Providence Police said.
An affidavit says police cracked the case after a tipster recognized a rental car circling the area. He gave police the description of the gray Nissan Altima and license plate. Police then tracked down images of Neves Valente renting the car at an Alamo location in Boston.
Neves Valente entered the country in 2000 on a student F-1 visa. He was admitted as a lawful permanent resident in 2017.
Brown officials say he was a PhD student before taking a leave of absence in April 2001. He withdrew on July 31, 2003. Neves Valente's last known address was in Miami, according to police.
