Law enforcement officials on Thursday praised an unidentified man who played a critical role in the investigation into the deadly Brown University shooting, calling him a key witness whose cooperation helped authorities identify the suspect.
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said the man was captured on surveillance video “in proximity” to the shooter and was later located and interviewed by investigators.
Police announced Thursday that the suspect was Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national and former Brown student who took his own life Thursday night in New Hampshire.
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