US EditionReddit Post Helped Lead Investigators to Shooting Suspect Claudio Neves Valente
A Reddit tip led police to identify Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as the Brown University shooting suspect after two students were killed and nine injured, authorities said.
- On Thursday night, a Reddit post led authorities to Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing two Brown students and wounding nine.
- On Saturday, John said he saw a masked suspect in Barus and Holley bathrooms at 1.45pm and followed him to a grey Nissan with Florida plates, matching surveillance, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said 'We don't know why now, why Brown, why these students and why this classroom.'
- CCTV images of the grey Nissan enabled the breakthrough as Providence Police matched clothing and a satchel with two firearms to the Boston car rental footage and documents.
- Reporters asked if the tip was lost after three days, and Ted Docks said it was 'logical to think' John might receive the $50,000 reward, as Providence police vetted hundreds of tips at their staffed tip center.
- Amid online speculation, authorities warned against unverified claims as conspiracy theories proliferated and U.S. investigators across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire expanded a multi-state probe.
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Police are probably going to sift through a lot more Reddit posts in the future. One of those online posts played a big role in helping investigators find the suspect who killed two students at Brown University, and injured nine others, before slaying the MIT professor in Brookline. The 48-year-old suspect, Claudio Neves-Valente, was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility Thursday night. The 48-year-old suspect, Claudio Neves-Valente, se…
How a Reddit user cracked the Brown shooting case, could get a reward
According to investigators, a Reddit user was responsible for a key break in the case that allowed police to locate Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the man accused of killing two Brown University students in a mass shooting and then killing an MIT professor in Boston.
Authorities: Homeless Man's Reddit Clues Cracked the Brown University Shooting Case
A homeless man, known only as John, has been credited with providing crucial information that led to the identification of the suspect in the Brown University shooting with information he originally posted to Reddit. Federal officials say he is now entitled to the $50,000 reward.
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