Brown University custodian says he reported gunman multiple times before shooting
Custodian Derek Lisi reported the suspicious man over a dozen times to third-party security before the Dec. 13 shooting that killed two and wounded nine, but no action was taken.
- Derek Lisi, a custodian at Brown University, said he reported a suspicious man multiple times before the shooting that killed two students and injured nine others on December 13.
- Lisi claimed he alerted a third-party security company about the suspicious man three times, but nothing was done.
- The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, is also accused of killing an MIT professor, Nuno Loureiro, with whom he had previously studied in Lisbon.
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Shooting at Brown prompts desire for increased campus security
The recent shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine injured has led to increased campus security due to concerns among community members. Since the start of winter quarter, Stanford has engaged private security officers in addition to the Stanford Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) officers on campus, according to University spokesperson Luisa Rapport. As information becomes available, SUDPS will “review relevant report…
Latest on Brown shooting: Custodian warned about shooter, police chief put on leave
A Brown University custodian said he saw the alleged campus shooter who opened fired in a classroom earlier this month nearly a dozen times a few weeks before the attack — and shared his suspicions with an on-campus security guard, the Boston Globe reported. “Derek Lisi, who has worked at Brown for 15 years, said he had taken note of a man pacing the hallways, peering into classrooms… Source
Brown U Janitor Warned Campus Security About the Killer Twice Before the Killings
A Brown University custodian warned Brown University campus police about the depraved gunman Claudio Neves Valente “circling” school hallways and peering into classrooms nearly a dozen times in the weeks before the mass shooting. The custodian, Derek Lisi, warned security in mid-November and again on December 1st. Derek Lisi, who has worked at the elite […] The post Brown U Janitor Warned Campus Security About the Killer Twice Before the Killing…
Brown Shooting Raises Alarms Over Missed Campus Warnings
The Brown shooting is now prompting renewed scrutiny of campus safety leadership after the university placed its head of public safety on administrative leave amid revelations that warning signs surfaced weeks before the attack. Brown University announced Monday that public safety chief Rodney Chatman was removed as the school launched an external after-action review following the December 13 shooting that killed two people and injured nine. In …
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