Federal authorities released a public notice seeking information related to the Brown University shooting investigation.

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The Brown University shooting occurred on December 13, 2025, inside the Barus and Holley Engineering and Physics Building during final exam week.

• Event: 2025 Brown University shooting.
• Location: Brown University campus, Providence, Rhode Island.
• Building: Barus and Holley Engineering and Physics Building.
• Casualties: 2 fatalities and 9 injured.
• Initial suspect status: At large. A person of interest was detained and later released without charge.

December 13, 2025

• 4:05 p.m. EST: A mass shooting began inside Room 166 on the first floor of the Barus and Holley Engineering and Physics Building during a final exam review session.
• 4:06 p.m.: Video recorded at 144 Waterman Street captured an individual in all-black clothing.
• 4:22 p.m.: Brown University Public Safety and Emergency Management sent the first alert to the campus community reporting an active shooter near the engineering building.
• 4:23 p.m.: Multiple victims were confirmed on scene. Providence Police, University Police, and emergency medical services responded.
• 4:30 p.m.: A shelter-in-place order was established for campus.
• 4:49 p.m.: Providence Police reported heavy police and fire presence on Hope Street near Brown University and asked the public to avoid the area.
• 5:27 p.m.: Brown University clarified that no suspect had been apprehended after earlier confusion about a person in custody.
• 6:33 p.m.: Officials confirmed two deaths and eight additional victims in critical but stable condition.
• 7:38 p.m.: Brown University President Christina Paxson issued a statement confirming the two deceased were members of the university community.
• 9:36 p.m.: A ninth victim was identified as injured by shrapnel after fleeing the scene.
• 11:06 p.m.: Brown issued an alert stating law enforcement had established a perimeter and would begin escorting people out of non-residential buildings within the secured area.

December 14, 2025

• 1:54 a.m.: Brown updated the community that the shelter-in-place order remained active in the early morning hours.
• 3:45 a.m.: Authorities converged on the Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, where a person of interest was detained.
• 5:42 a.m.: Brown announced that Providence Police had ended the shelter-in-place order for the entire campus, while some areas remained active crime scenes.
• 7:06 a.m.: Providence Police confirmed a person of interest had been detained and the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.
• 10:00 p.m.: Officials announced the person of interest would be released without charge because evidence pointed in a different direction.

December 15, 2025

• 9:57 a.m.: Providence Police asked anyone with relevant information, video, or photo evidence to contact the tip line or submit to the FBI.
• 2:30 p.m.: Providence Police released video of a person of interest and said additional video would be released.
• 5:12 p.m.: The FBI and Providence Police released new images and announced a reward of up to $50,000.
• 9:24 p.m.: FBI Boston announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible.

December 16, 2025

• 5:00 p.m.: Chief Oscar Perez and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha explained that older areas of Barus and Holley had limited camera coverage.

December 17, 2025

• 3:32 p.m.: Providence Police asked for help identifying and speaking with a person shown near the person of interest.
• 3:36 p.m.: Providence Police released a map showing streets where the person of interest was confirmed to have been present on the day of the incident.
• 4:00 p.m.: Providence Police and law enforcement partners held a press conference.

December 18, 2025

• Investigators examined a possible link between the Brown shooting and the killing of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro.
• Authorities located and interviewed the man who had been near the unidentified suspect.
• A vehicle of interest connected to the Brown University shooting and suspected MIT shooting was located in New Hampshire.
• Authorities identified the suspect as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.

December 19, 2025

• The New Hampshire Attorney General announced autopsy results for Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, confirming he died from a gunshot wound of the head and that the manner of death was suicide. The estimated date of death was December 16, 2025.
• Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel formally confirming identification of the individual responsible and requesting the FBI reward for the tipster identified publicly as “John.”

December 22, 2025

• Brown University President Christina H. Paxson announced immediate safety and security measures, including a rapid response team, an external after-action review, and an external campus safety and security assessment.
• Vice President for Public Safety and Emergency Management Rodney Chatman was placed on administrative leave, and Hugh T. Clements was appointed interim Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police.

December 30, 2025

• Brown University announced new safety measures, including additional cameras, expanded blue light emergency phones, more panic buttons, and transition of remaining key-access buildings to ID-card entry only.

Law Enforcement Intelligence Summary, Status as of December 17, 2025

• Full name: Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
• Date of birth: January 22, 1977.
• Height: 5 feet 9 inches.
• Eye color: Brown.
• Hair: Balding.
• Nationality: Portugal.
• Status: Legal permanent resident of the United States.
• Rental vehicle: 2025 gray Nissan Sentra, Florida registration 62DQEV.

Brown University status

• Brown University confirmed Valente was a former student with no active affiliation.
• He was not employed by Brown University.
• He enrolled at Brown University beginning Fall 2000 in the Physics PhD program.
• He took a leave of absence after the Spring 2001 semester and officially withdrew in Fall 2003.

Background timeline

• January 22, 1977: Born in Torres Novas, Santarém District, Portugal.
• 1994: Qualified for advanced physics competition after placing third in Portugal’s National Physics Olympiad.
• July 2 to July 10, 1995: Participated as a member of Portugal’s national team during the Olympiad.
• 1998: Appointed as a teaching assistant at Instituto Superior Técnico.
• February 2000: Teaching assistant position formally ended.
• Summer 2000: Graduated from Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon.
• August 23, 2000: Admitted to the United States as an F-1 student to attend Brown University, entering through Logan International Airport.
• September 1, 2000: Began doctoral study in physics at Brown University.
• July 2003: Officially withdrew from Brown University and resided in Portugal.
• May 10, 2017: Issued a Diversity Immigrant Visa.
• September 14, 2017: Lawfully admitted as a Legal Permanent Resident at JFK International Airport.
• November 30, 2018: Obtained a Florida driver license with a Miami address.

Movement and activity before the shooting

• February 12 to February 15, 2025: Law enforcement sources said Valente made his first 2025 trip from Miami to the Boston area.
• April 8 to April 25, 2025: Returned to New England and remained for approximately 17 consecutive days.
• October 26, 2025: Believed to have flown from Florida to Providence, Rhode Island.
• November 3, 2025: Rented a storage unit at Extra Space Storage in Salem, New Hampshire.
• November 17, 2025: Returned for an additional nine-day trip, overlapping with Alamo Rent A Car surveillance and Flock camera activity.
• November 28, 2025: A Brown University custodian first noticed a suspicious person with a surgical mask and matching clothing near Room 166.
• December 1, 2025, 11:36 a.m.: Valente rented a Nissan Sentra with Florida tag 62DQEV from Alamo Rent A Car in Boston.
• December 1, 2025, 5:59 p.m.: First Flock camera hit on the Nissan Sentra in Providence.
• December 11, 2025, 9:15 a.m.: A Brown faculty member saw a slow-moving gray sedan with Florida plates on Waterman Street.
• December 12, 2025: Multiple sightings and Flock hits placed the suspect and the Nissan in the Brown University area.

December 13, 2025, attack day

• 8:26 a.m.: Flock camera hit on the gray Nissan Sentra in Providence.
• 10:35 a.m.: Suspect first observed circling the immediate area of Manning and Cooke Streets.
• 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Witness “John” first encountered the suspect inside the ground-floor bathroom of the Barus and Holley building.
• 2:16 p.m.: The suspect encountered John on George Street and ran away, with John running after him.
• 2:56 p.m.: Suspect observed crossing Hope Street into the Barus and Holley parking lot.
• 4:03 p.m.: Shooting occurred in Tanner Auditorium, Room 166.
• 4:06 p.m.: Providence Police responded to calls of an active shooter. Two victims were pronounced deceased on scene.

Post-shooting investigation

• December 14, 2025: Google email and Google Voice accounts associated with Valente logged in from IP addresses near Boston University.
• December 15, 2025, 8:30 p.m.: MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was shot and killed in his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
• December 16, 2025: The tip command center received information referencing a Reddit post about the suspect’s gray Nissan with Florida plates.
• December 17, 2025: John identified himself to police, gave a recorded interview, and provided details about the bathroom encounter, Nissan sighting, circling behavior, and direct confrontation.
• December 18, 2025: An HSI agent determined the suspect had called Alamo and changed the rental car drop-off location from Boston to Hartford/Bradley Field Airport in Connecticut.
• December 18, 2025: An arrest warrant was issued for Claudio Manuel Neves Valente for multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

Surveillance footage from December 13, 2025 showed an individual carrying a cross-body satchel during earlier footage, while later footage depicted the individual without the satchel. Distance Overview: 144 Waterman Street is approximately 0.3 miles, about a six-minute walk, from the Barus and Holley building at 182 Hope Street. Travel Path: Generally follows Waterman Street toward Hope Street. Significance: The 144 Waterman Street video captured an individual in all-black clothing at 4:06 p.m. after the classroom shooting. The individual has a satchel at least from 11:13 a.m. through 11:51 a.m. The individual does not have a satchel by 2:08 p.m., and it remains absent through at least 2:53 p.m. The removal or transfer of the satchel occurs sometime between 11:51 a.m. and 2:08 p.m. 144 Waterman Street video: The video recorded at 144 Waterman Street captured an individual in all-black clothing at about 4:06 p.m., after the classroom shooting in Barus and Holley. Additional suspect footage: The individual is seen dressed in black.

This timeline is compiled from official releases by Providence Police, the FBI, and Rhode Island State Police, including enhanced video, still images, and a mapped video timeline released publicly on December 16, 2025.

Detailed Movement Timeline of Person of Interest, Saturday, December 13, 2025

• 2:00 p.m., 56 Cooke Street camera: Person of interest walking east on Manning Street, then turning south onto Cooke Street.
• 2:04 p.m., 253 George Street camera: Person of interest walking east toward Governor Street.
• 2:07 p.m., 253 George Street camera: Person of interest walking west toward Cooke Street.
• 2:08 p.m., 110 Benevolent Street camera: Person of interest walking south on Cooke Street.
• 2:09 p.m., 110 Benevolent Street camera: Person of interest walking east on Benevolent Street, reversing direction, then walking west toward Cooke Street.
• 2:13 p.m., 253 George Street camera: Person of interest walking west toward Cooke Street.
• 2:16 p.m., 110 Benevolent Street camera: Person of interest walking north on Cooke Street, abruptly turning west onto George Street, with a second individual following shortly afterward.
• 2:18 p.m., 157 Hope Street camera: Person of interest walking south on Hope Street.
• 2:20 p.m., 110 Benevolent Street camera: Person of interest running east toward Cooke Street.
• 2:51 p.m., 253 George Street camera: Person of interest walking west toward Cooke Street.
• 2:52 p.m., 56 Cooke Street camera: Person of interest turns west onto Manning Street.
• 2:53 p.m., Nissan Rogue vehicle camera: Person of interest turns north onto Hope Street.

Satchel timeline

• 2:51:08 p.m. EST: Residential camera captures the individual walking along a sidewalk. A cross-body satchel or shoulder bag is visible.
• 2:51:09 p.m. EST: The satchel remains visible.
• 2:52:58 p.m. EST: A separate camera captures the same individual near a gated residence. No satchel or cross-body bag is visible.
• 2:53:00 to 2:53:08 p.m. EST: The individual continues along the fence line and exits frame. No item is visibly dropped, picked up, or transferred.

• FBI ballistics noted both the Brown and Brookline shootings involved 9mm ammunition.
• The shell casings did not match the same firearm.
• The FBI asserted probable cause that Neves Valente traveled interstate, committed a mass shooting in Rhode Island, traveled to Massachusetts, committed a separate homicide, and transported a firearm and ammunition with intent to commit a felony.
• Between November 26 and November 28, 2025: Rented a hotel room in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Between November 28 and November 30, 2025: Rented another hotel room in Boston, Massachusetts.
• December 15, 2025, 8:30 p.m.: MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was shot and killed in his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
• December 15, 2025, 8:42 p.m.: Surveillance camera recorded a blue or gray Nissan Sentra matching the suspect vehicle traveling westbound on Brighton Avenue in Boston.
• December 15, 2025, 9:03 p.m.: Vehicle observed in Waltham, Massachusetts displaying a Maine license plate that authorities said was not valid or registered.

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Late-night press conference

• The person of interest had been released after lab results came back negative.
• Officials stated there was no suspect in custody and the shooter remained unidentified at that time.
• When asked whether the shooter was still in Providence, the mayor said, “We have no way of knowing.”
• Officials acknowledged that the lack of an arrest could cause fresh anxiety in the community.
• Authorities stated they were not aware of specific threats, while also confirming the shooter had not been located.
• Officials said the limited surveillance footage released remained the most useful available and that no video showing the shooter’s face existed at that time.

• 11:04 p.m.: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced that the individual detained earlier as a person of interest would be released due to insufficient evidence.
• 11:06 p.m.: Attorney General Peter Neronha described the investigation as difficult and ongoing.
• 11:09 p.m.: Neronha said the case had not been solved but evidence pointed in a different direction.
• 11:13 p.m.: Mayor Smiley urged anyone with video from the Hope Street and Waterman Street area to contact the FBI or Providence Police.
• 11:14 p.m.: Asked whether the shooter remained in Providence, Mayor Smiley responded, “We have no way of knowing.”
• 11:45 p.m.: Neronha confirmed lab testing on evidence tied to the detained individual returned negative and said there was no basis to continue considering him a person of interest.
• December 15, 2025, 12:01 a.m.: Mayor Smiley said authorities were not aware of any specific threats to Providence since the shooting, while acknowledging the lack of arrest could cause renewed public anxiety.
• 12:13 a.m.: Officials addressed questions about limited video evidence, saying the previously released surveillance clip remained the most useful available.

Victims

• Ella Cook: A student from Birmingham, Alabama, identified by her church as one of the deceased.
• Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov: A student and recent high school graduate from Midlothian, Virginia, also killed in the attack.
• Injured: Nine others were hospitalized, with several in critical condition as of Sunday. One injured student was identified as Kendall Turner, a freshman from North Carolina.

University response

• Brown University canceled remaining classes, final exams, and academic projects for the Fall 2025 semester.
• The university offered mental health and academic assistance resources for grieving students.
• Hundreds gathered at Lippitt Memorial Park for a candlelight vigil honoring the victims.

Mental health and counseling

• Counseling and Psychological Services: Provides 24/7 crisis support. Students can call 401-863-3476.
• TimelyCare Teletherapy: Offers free virtual mental health support for currently enrolled students in the United States.
• Chaplains and Religious Life: Multifaith spiritual support and gatherings.
• Disaster Distress Helpline: Immediate crisis counseling by calling or texting 1-800-985-5990.

Academic Support

• Student Support Services: Deans in SSS assist students in managing complex care situations and navigating academic impacts, reachable at 401-863-3145.
• Student Accessibility Services: Provides accommodations and advocacy for students with disabilities or those needing specific academic tools.

Practical and Emergency Assistance

• Administrator On-Call: Available 24/7 for students needing immediate non-medical support through Brown Department of Public Safety at 401-863-3322.
• Emergency Hardship Funding: Students facing unanticipated financial needs as a result of the tragedy can apply for emergency loans or hardship grants through UFunds.
• Food Support: The university provided food for evacuated students and continued offering meal credits for students in acute need.
• Property Retrieval: Support offices coordinated with law enforcement to connect students evacuated from crime scenes with personal items left behind.