(NewsNation) — The suspect in the killings of two Brown University students and an MIT professor was dead for two days inside a New Hampshire storage unit, according to an autopsy.
The shooter was identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who once studied at Brown University and attended the same university as the slain professor.
As of Friday evening, investigators have not revealed any motive behind the attacks. According to authorities, tactical teams entered the building and found Valente dead with a satchel, two firearms and other evidence linking him to the Providence shooting. They believe he took his own life.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Valente was born in Torres Novas, Portugal, and became a U.S. legal permanent resident in 2017 after arriving as a student in 2000. He later returned under a diversity immigrant visa.
Brown University President Christina Paxson confirmed Valente enrolled in a doctoral program in physics before withdrawing in 2003. She said he likely attended most of his classes in the Barus & Holley building, where he is accused of opening fire Saturday.
Valente studied physics with MIT professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, who he gunned down at the teacher’s home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said Loureiro was the intended target of the attack at Brown and that authorities have no indication Valente knew the other victims.
President Donald Trump, as of late Thursday night, suspended the green card lottery program that authorities said allowed Valente to enter the U.S.