Brown University shooting victim 'froze' when detectives showed her image of suspect, police report shows

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A female Brown University shooting unfortunate froze erstwhile detectives showed her a photograph of the suspect, Claudio Neves-Valente, according to a recently released constabulary study detailing the investigation.

The Providence Police Department connected Monday released assemblage camera footage showing officers’ effect to the Dec. 13 wide shooting astatine the Ivy League school, on with audio recordings from exigency calls and vigor postulation from the incident.

Portions of the materials were redacted pursuing nationalist records requests to support the privateness of victims and witnesses.

As the probe into the shooting unfolded, detectives showed inactive images of Neves-Valente taken from surveillance video to respective shooting victims.

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A photograph  of Claudio Neves-Valente from the cervix  up, showing him with a receding hairline, brownish  eyes and a cleft chin

Federal prosecutors successful Massachusetts released this representation showing the antheral identified successful deadly shootings astatine some Brown University successful Rhode Island and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology successful Cambridge. (Justice Department)

One victim, who told detectives she had gotten a bully look astatine the shooter, reacted powerfully upon seeing the photograph.

"When provided with a photograph of the suspect, [redacted] rapidly froze, physically pushed back, and became emotional," the incidental study said. "She was observed to beryllium tearing up and shaking. She past confirmed that the representation showed the shooter."

Two different victims were separately shown images of Neves-Valente and besides identified him arsenic the suspect.

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Split representation  of Claudio Neves-Valente

A divided representation shows Claudio Neves-Valente, identified arsenic the Brown University gunman, wearing the aforesaid overgarment arsenic a antheral identified earlier arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the case. (Providence Police Department)

"Upon observing these 2 photos, [redacted] took a heavy breath, unopen his eyes, changed his breathing pattern, and confirmed that the shooter helium saw successful the hallway appeared to beryllium the idiosyncratic successful the photos presented," constabulary said. "Detectives met with [redacted] and presented him with the representation of the suspect. [Redacted] besides identified that the fishy successful the images was the shooter."

Investigators identified Neves-Valente done an extended reappraisal of surveillance footage from aggregate locations astir the Brown University field and the surrounding neighborhood.

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According to the constabulary report, the fishy appeared to beryllium a heavy-set antheral wearing a look disguise covering his little face, a two-toned acheronian jacket, achromatic pants and achromatic sneakers. He was besides carrying a achromatic satchel crossed his assemblage that was sometimes disposable connected camera.

Detectives noted a accordant gait and distinctive walking signifier crossed videos captured earlier and after the shooting, including footage showing the fishy circling the country for hours and aboriginal walking distant from the Barus & Holley gathering soon aft the gunfire.

Ashley Carnahan is simply a writer astatine Fox News Digital.

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