The Harry Sisson Show - BREAKING: Brown University Shooter CAUGHT

Episode Date: December 19, 2025

Harry Sisson breaks down the FBI and police catching the Brown University shooter and the interesting way they managed to locate the perpetrator.

Folks, we have some fantastic breaking news. The suspect in the Brown University shooting has been found, but they were found dead by law enforcement in a storage unit in New Hampshire, meaning they traveled there from Rhode Island from the Brown University campus. This comes days after the actual shooting and a complete fumble by Cash Patel and his leadership at the FBI. They had a person and they interrogated them for hours, but then they released them because it wasn't the guy.

Then they released grainy photos of the new person of Innsia. interest, they couldn't find him, and now they did. And you really won't believe how the case got solved. It wasn't Cash Patel and his skill, because, you know, he was going on podcast talking about his girlfriend while the investigation was ongoing, but rather it was solved by a janitor, a local patriot who contacted police and provided the necessary tip to track the guy down. It's a really fascinating story. But we're going to get into all of this and more. Make sure to subscribe down below, drop a like on the video, comment. Let me know what you think about the story. Let me know specifically what you think about Cash Patel's leadership with all of it.

But first and foremost, before we get into the article, I want you to hear from the Rhode Island police who gave us the basics of the investigation and their location of the guy. Watch individual as well as a copy of the agreement which provided his real name. The video of that subject matched the description of that person of interest that this police department was desperate to put handcuffs on. An individual was identified as Claudio Nevis Valenti, date of birth, and he was a 48-year-old man. He was a brown student. He was a Portuguese national, and his last known address was in Miami, Florida.

And I will tell you that he took his own life tonight. We have members of the province police department up in Salem, Massachusetts, New Hampshire. And we also have the BCI unit, obviously the FBSI. and the evidence recovery unit is up there. So the process is being conducted as we speak. So some interesting updates there. They have law enforcement on site, of course. The FBI is there.

The Rhode Island police is there. And they gave us the information of the guy. And it's a really interesting case. I mean, he's a Portuguese national who is granted permanent stay, legal permanent status under Donald Trump in 2017. And MAGA is already spreading conspiracy theories about it, you know, trying to drum up some anti-immigrant sentiment, all of that crap. But his last known address was in Miami.

He's a Brown University student. It's just kind of all over the map. And of course, ended up in New Hampshire. But let's get into some more specifics before we talk about this janitor that really saved the day. The suspect in the shooting on Saturday at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit. The same man is also believed to have fatally shot MIT physics professor,

Nuno Lerario, at his home in Brookline. Massachusetts on Monday, said Leah Foley, the attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48 years old, took his own life, according to authorities. His body was discovered Thursday evening with firearms next to him in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire. Valente was a former Brown student and a Portuguese national who was last known to live in Miami. Providence police chief Oscar Perez said at this news conference. Brown University President Christina Paxson said Valenti attended the Ivy League school from

2000 to 2001 and studied physics. Authorities say Valenti also attended the same school in Portugal as the MIT professor. So you're kind of starting to see that link. And they don't know exactly why he targeted him. And if their attendance at the school meant anything or significant whatsoever, I'm sure it was, they just don't know the connection yet. Police said their case cracked open Wednesday night after a tip led them to a car linked to the suspect. And I want to talk about the tip because I want to give the flowers to the man who did it. It was this heroic janitor who came forward, and it's just such a fascinating twist to the story.

And this is the case with so many of these criminal investigations where it's not like, you know, in the movies where the FBI agent stumbles across them or they have this super high-tech technology that finds them or whatever. Sometimes that's the case. But a lot of the times it's just, you know, somebody that saw something and they come forward. In this case, it's similar. Rhode Island's Attorney General revealed Thursday that a Brown University graduate turned

custodian provided a crucial tip that helped investigators track down the suspected shooter of Brown students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor. Peter Narona, speaking at a press conference after authorities announced the suspect, Claudio Nevis Valenti, had been found dead in the storage facility, said the investigation into the shooting was helped by a man who crossed paths with Valenti. He actually ran into him. The man, quote, blew this case wide open, Norona said, that person led us to the car, which led us to the name.

So prior to this janitor coming forward, they actually didn't know the suspect's name. They were kind of lost. And I mean, that was kind of the assumption from people outside of the investigation, like of course, myself, yourself at home, unless people in the FBI are watching. That was the assumption that they were kind of helpless.

They didn't seem to really have a track. And that is kind of proven true by what we're talking about here. They didn't even have the name. They didn't know who the guy was until they were able to track him down with the tip from this janitor. Rhode Island police chief, Oscar Perez, said the man had confronted the suspect before the shooting because it seemed like he didn't belong in the building, which is, in hindsight,

pretty scary. I mean, you know, just moments before he carried out this tragedy, this man confronts him, tries to get him to go away, and then actually the suspect ran and asked the man, why are you harassing me? Which, of course, is not harassment, but the tipster then walked away. That information was critical to us because it was able to corroborate what our detective were seeing on video, and it was able to provide a great explanation, Perez said. Crucial information, authorities tracked the car to a rental agency in Massachusetts, and from there

to New Hampshire. Valenti died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On Monday, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for the mass shooting. The FBI and the Providence Police Department did not immediately confirm reports that the tipster is homeless. In an affidavit, authorities refer to the witness listed as John as a custodian. The FBI separately told Daily Beast it could not disclose whether it would pay out the reward or to whom. They should pay it out to this guy. I mean, the announcement was for information leading to the identification,

arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible. And this janitor, who allegedly is homeless, certainly did that. Give the guy the money. Give him the $50,000. Give him more for all I care. This guy's a hero. He really managed to track this guy down and even confronted him before he knew anything was about to take place. Give him the money. You know, will Cash Patel's FBI do that? You know, who knows? But in a normal and a good world, in a just world, he would be getting the money. But FBI, Boston Special Agent Ted Dock said at Thursday's press conference that the man who confronted him will likely, absolutely, get some aspect of that reward. And I don't think it should be some aspect. It should be the entire thing. That's only right. They added, we've had a lot of other tips. I will tell you as well that some of

come in from the public. I don't deal typically with the distribution of these rewards, but it would be logical to think that absolutely that that individual will be entitled to some of that reward. Yes, it would be logical. Perez said the man who was very cooperative and helpful to them was a Brown University graduate, who we just talked about as well in that NPR article. Now, Rona weighed in moments later. He was incredibly articulate, and his testimony, had we needed it would not only have been credible, it would have been persuasive. He was outstanding as a witness. So that's great news. Shout out to this janitor who really made a difference in the investigation and, you know, within a world that's so bleak, and of course in this story,

that is also incredibly depressing, you know, it goes to show you that there are still good people out there and the Rhode Island Police and the FBI agents who worked on this, certainly not Cash Patel, because again, he was too busy doing podcasts, but the people who are actually on the ground being FBI agents, not Cash Patel, who plays FBI agent, plays toy FBI agent, you know, those people really, really made a difference. So look, I will leave the video there. Fantastic news here. Make sure to subscribe down below. Drop a like a like the video, comment, let me know what you think about the story. I think it's fascinating, but have an amazing rest of your day, and we will talk soon.