Neves-Valente, 48, was a Portuguese national and studied at Brown from the fall of 2000 to the spring of 2001 to study physics, according to Brown President Christina Paxson. But he went on a leave of absence and ultimately withdrew in 2003.
A man with the same name was also terminated from a monitor position at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Portugal in 2000, school records show. Authorities said they believe he is the same person as the killer.
That's also the same university attended by the renowned MIT nuclear physics professor Nuno Loureiro, who suffered fatal gunshot wounds Monday at his home in Massachusetts, about 50 miles away from Brown.
So, these two knew each other, bad blood between them from the Instituto to Brown, culminated in his issues in Brown. Killed the Professor out of revenge, shot up Brown out of revenge. The two students killed weren't targeted, they just happened to be the first two in the line of fire, probably closest to him. I could be wrong on all of this, but we will find out as more comes out.
We need to tighten up our firearm laws. I know this is a sore spot, but I don't see how a lawful permanent resident should be able to obtain a firearm, yet they don't have the right to vote. This is sheer idiocy. I hate to sound like this, but he should not have been able to obtain a firearm. He is NOT a US Citizen. Period.