Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Brown University Shooter Confessed in Videos
A man named Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, who was responsible for a shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor, recorded videos confessing to the attacks.
These videos were found in a storage facility and translated from Portuguese to English.
Valente said he had been planning the attack for years and wanted to leave on his own terms.
He showed no remorse for his actions and even blamed the victims for not escaping.
Authorities are still investigating the case to understand why he did it.
Claudio Manuel Neves Valente confessed to the Brown University and MIT professor shootings in a series of videos.
The videos were discovered in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, and translated from Portuguese to English.
Valente expressed no remorse and blamed the victims for not escaping during the shooting.
He revealed he had been planning the attack for more than six semesters but had previously chickened out.
Authorities are still investigating the motive behind the shootings.
- Who
- Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the 48-year-old suspect in the Brown University and MIT professor shootings
- What
- Confessed to the shootings in a series of videos before dying by suicide
- When
- The videos were discovered and transcripts were released on Tuesday, with the shootings occurring last month
- Where
- Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and MIT professor's home near Boston
- Why
- Valente stated he wanted to leave on his own terms and had been planning the attack for years
Valente's Perspective
Authorities' Perspective
Motive
Valente's Perspective
Valente claimed he wanted to leave on his own terms and had no specific motive beyond that.
Authorities' Perspective
Authorities have not released any further details about Valente's motive.
Remorse
Valente's Perspective
Valente expressed no remorse for his actions and blamed the victims for not escaping.
Authorities' Perspective
Authorities have not commented on Valente's state of mind or his lack of remorse.
- Suspect
- Claudio Manuel Neves Valente
- Victims
- Ella Cook, MukhammadAziz Umurzokov (Brown University students), Nuno F. G. Loureiro (MIT professor)
- Weapons
- Two 9mm Glocks, body armor, and ammunition
- Evidence
- Video confession and electronic device
- Authority
- US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
- US Attorney
- Leah B. Foley
- Location of Videos
- Storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire
Sources
Brown University Shooting Suspect Confessed On Video Before Dying By Suicide, DOJ Says
Shooter Who Killed Brown Students, MIT Professor Planned Attack For Months
Brown University gunman admits to planning attack for years, says ‘wanted to go on my own terms’
Video recordings by Brown University shooting suspect deemed a confession
‘Not going to apologise’: Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, says DOJ
