Brown University police chief placed on leave following deadly school shooting
Autopsy: Brown University shooter dead for 2 days
Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in last weekend's deadly shooting at Brown University and the fatal shooting of an MIT professor days later, died two days before his body was found, according to the New Hampshire Medical Examiner. The 48-year-old Portuguese national was found dead at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire on Thursday night, but the investigation is far from over. Jillian Snider, a retired NYPD officer joined LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to discuss the investigation.
Brown University has placed its police chief on leave following the deadly shooting that took place on Dec. 13.
The shooting on campus left two students dead and nine others injured.
The school’s president, Christina Paxton, made the announcement via email on Monday, as well as other actions that included an "After Action Review" of the incident, according to The Hill.
What they're saying:
"After two students were horrifically murdered at Brown University when a shooter opened fire in a campus building, the Department is initiating a review of Brown to determine if it has upheld its obligation under the law to vigilantly maintain campus security," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
Review of the shooting underway
FILE - A memorial outside the Barus and Holley building at Brown University on Dec. 19, 2025. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Dig deeper:
Former Providence Police Department Chief Hugh T. Clements was appointed to replace Vice President for Public Safety and Emergency Management Rodney Chatman on an interim basis.
Paxson's decision came as the Department of Education opened an investigation into Brown University for potential violations of the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act).
The Clery Act requires colleges to meet certain campus safety and security-related requirements as a condition of receiving federal student aid.
Brown University shooting
The backstory:
Two students were killed and nine others wounded after a shooting inside a Brown University classroom on Dec. 13.
Investigators identified the shooter as Claudio Nieves Valente, 48. He was a former student at Brown and was a Portuguese national, officials said during a news conference on Thursday evening.
He was found dead with a satchel which contained two firearms, officials said.
Valente was enrolled at Brown in 2000 before he formally withdrew in 2003. He was pursuing a Ph.D. in physics. He was in the United States on a student visa and had applied for a green card.
His most recent previous address was in Miami, Florida.
Valente was also linked to the shooting death of MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from FOX News, The Hill and previous reporting by FOX Local. This story was reported from San Jose.