The suspected gunman from Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday evening.
FBI and law enforcement officials surrounded the suspected shooter as he hid in a storage unit following a nearly six-day manhunt for the suspect. Authorities believe the suspect carried out the Brown University shooting, in which two students were killed and nine were injured, and the fatal shooting of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro two days later.
The suspect was Claudio Neves Vilente, 48, a former Brown University student and Portuguese national, Providence Police Department Chief Oscar Perez announced during a press conference on Thursday evening. Perez said the suspect killed himself.
“Our Providence neighbors can finally breathe a little easier,” Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said.
FBI Special Agent Ted Docks told reporters Thursday evening that even though the suspect was found dead, “our work is not done.”
“There are many questions that need to be answered, there’s a lot of evidence that needs to be processed, and most importantly, the victims and their families deserve special care and consideration,” Docks said.
