Suspect in MIT and Brown shootings found dead after police investigation
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Investigators are searching for a motive after Claudio Neves Valente, the prime suspect in shootings at Brown University and MIT, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, ending a five-day manhunt. The shootings resulted in three deaths, including two students and a professor, with connections between the victims and suspect traced back to their shared academic background in Portugal. The case was complicated by initial misinformation and a tip from a Reddit user that helped locate Valente, whose motives remain unclear.
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