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The Brown University shooting and the gunman's killing of an MIT professor

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

On December 13, 2025, a gunman opened fire during a final exam review session in Brown University's engineering building in Providence, Rhode Island, killing two students and wounding nine.[1][2] Two days later, the same man killed a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, investigators said.[3][4] The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility days later, and the Justice Department later said he had planned the attack for years.[5][4]

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Two days later, the same man killed a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, investigators said.[3][4] The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility days later, and the Justice Department later said he had planned the attack for years.[5][4]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2025-12-08 (UTC): 36%, 67 of 184 tracked outlets (19 left, 29 center, 19 right)Week of 2025-12-15 (UTC): 43%, 81 of 187 tracked outlets (20 left, 36 center, 25 right)Week of 2025-12-22 (UTC): 6%, 8 of 139 tracked outlets (1 left, 7 center, 0 right)Week of 2025-12-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-05 (UTC): 6%, 12 of 198 tracked outlets (2 left, 9 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-01-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): 3%, 5 of 160 tracked outlets (2 left, 2 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 5 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (5 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Apr 27, 20262215 of 1603%
Jan 5, 202629112 of 1986%
Dec 22, 20251708 of 1396%
Dec 15, 202520362581 of 18743%
Dec 8, 202519291967 of 18436%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Apr 27, 2026 · first reported · Headline from WHDH Boston

    Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failures - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Background

The shooting happened on the second day of final exams, and the school issued an active shooter alert.[6][7] Police detained a person of interest the next day but released him,[1][2] and the search resumed for a man seen in grainy video walking away.[2] The FBI released footage of the route he took through a nearby neighborhood,[8] and investigators began examining a link to the killing of the MIT professor.[3]

Valente was found dead in New Hampshire,[5] and in January the Justice Department said he had planned the attack for years.[4] In April 2026 three students wounded in the shooting sued the university.[9]

Supporting stories (9)
  1. Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that killed 2 and wounded 9 - Boston News, Weather, Sports
  2. Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest
  3. Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, AP sources say
  4. Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, DOJ says
  5. Suspect in Brown University, MIT professor shootings died days before he was found
  6. Active shooter reported near Brown University building, school officials say
  7. 2 killed, 9 hurt in Saturday evening shooting at Brown University
  8. Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown University
  9. Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failures

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 12 recorded updates

April 2026

  1. Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failuresHeadline from Seattle Times · 5 outlets

January 2026

  1. Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, DOJ saysHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 12 outlets

December 2025

  1. Suspect in Brown University, MIT professor shootings died days before he was foundHeadline from New Hampshire Union Leader · 70 outlets
  2. Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown UniversityHeadline from KOB 4 · 7 outlets
  3. Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, AP sources sayHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 15 outlets
  4. Person of interest in Brown University shooting identified, sources sayHeadline from NBC10 Philadelphia · 41 outlets
  5. Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that killed 2 and wounded 9 - Boston News, Weather, SportsHeadline from WHDH Boston · 45 outlets
  6. Brown University student survived being shot in CA high school mass shooting, only to endure anotherHeadline from ABC 13 Houston · 11 outlets
  7. Trump administration investigates Brown's security after shootingHeadline from NBC Chicago · 22 outlets
  8. 2 killed, 9 hurt in Saturday evening shooting at Brown UniversityHeadline from WMUR · 61 outlets
  9. Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interestHeadline from East Idaho News · 13 outlets
  10. Active shooter reported near Brown University building, school officials sayHeadline from ABC 7 Chicago · 22 outlets

Coverage & sources

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