According to information released by the U.S. Department of Justice, Claudio Neves Valente, the shooter in the Brown University and MIT professor killings, planned the attacks for years. In videos recovered by the FBI, Valente confessed to the murders, which included two Brown University students and MIT Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, but provided no specific motive. The recordings revealed that Valente had no intention of apologizing for his actions and explicitly addressed misinformation surrounding the attacks. Furthermore, Valente acknowledged being confronted by a witness and detailed his lack of a strong emotional connection to the United States or Portugal.
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President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program, following the Brown University and MIT shootings. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the pause, deeming the suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, should not have been allowed in the country through the program. Valente, who obtained a diversity immigrant visa in 2017 after previously being a student, is suspected in the shootings that resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The diversity visa program, created by Congress, provides up to 50,000 green cards annually by lottery, and this move is anticipated to face legal challenges.
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead, Fox News reports. The news hit like a ton of bricks – the suspect in the Brown University shooting, the same person linked to the murder of an MIT professor, has been found dead. Fox News broke the story, citing a source. It’s a shocking development, to say the least, and one that leaves so many questions hanging in the air. This whole situation feels surreal, like something ripped from the pages of a thriller.
Brown University shooting suspect found dead, Fox News reports, and the implications are huge. It’s the end of a manhunt, certainly, but it also means we’ll likely never get all the answers we crave.… Continue reading
Police are currently responding to an active shooter situation at Brown University, following reports of shots fired near Governor Street around 5:30 p.m. An initial alert from Brown University urged individuals to shelter in place and lock their doors. Law enforcement is on the scene, and the incident is believed to have originated near Thayer Street. Authorities are advising the public to avoid the area of Hope Street near the university.
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