Suspect in Brown University Shooting Found Discovered Deceased Inside Storage Facility.
The man linked to the weekend's deadly shooting incident at Brown University authorities state died by suicide on Thursday evening, per officials.
The discovery was made at a storage facility on Thursday evening, according to information citing an official source. This suspect is also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at a residence in the Boston area.
“He committed suicide this evening,” stated the chief of the Providence police department during a news briefing.
The police official identified the deceased man as Claudio Nevis Valenti, a 48-year-old student at Brown University.
This news follows a significant law enforcement operation at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire earlier on Thursday. Witnesses reported seeing numerous agents in tactical gear converging on the premises.
The manhunt for the shooter had restarted on Monday after state prosecutors revealed that a person of interest on Sunday had been released. This development was admitted to be deeply concerning for the local community.
Local officials noted that while the letting go was a disappointment, the overall case was not paused unabated.
The young victims who were killed in the shooting have been identified. They are Ella Cook, a sophomore from Alabama who was served as vice-president for a campus political group, and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an international student in his first year who aspired to a neurosurgeon.
Officials are expected to hold a news briefing to provide additional information on the suspect's death.