Multiple web search results state that Claudio Neves Valente targeted places and people based on what they represented in his life, specifically associating them with personal failure, missed opportunity, and perceived injustice. This is reported by multiple independent web sources.

While the claim attributes the belief to 'Federal investigators,' multiple web search results cite the FBI stating that Neves Valente's actions were not random, suggesting a motive or pattern. This is reported by multiple independent web sources.

Multiple web search results corroborate that the FBI released a detailed behavioral assessment stating that Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, planned the attack in isolation and killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University on December 13. This information is consistently reported across multiple web sources.

Multiple web search results confirm that Neves Valente killed MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days after the Brown University shooting. The timing and location are consistently reported by multiple independent web sources.

Multiple web search results confirm that Claudio Neves Valente was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, and that the cause of death was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The timing and location are consistently reported by multiple independent web sources.