Tipster hailed for helping authorities identify suspect in Brown shooting
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A tipster, known as "John," is being credited with providing crucial information that led to the identification of the suspect in the Brown University shooting. John posted details on Reddit about an encounter with the suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, including information about a rental car. He then approached police in Providence, Rhode Island, with his information. The mayor of Providence stated that John's information corroborated existing leads and was a critical turning point in the investigation. Valente is suspected of fatally shooting a professor at MIT and was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire. The motive for the shootings, including the one at Brown where Valente was briefly a graduate student 25 years ago, remains unknown. John is expected to receive the $50,000 reward offered by the FBI.
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