"A man known publicly so far only as John posted key information on the Reddit platform about an encounter with the suspect that caught the attention of investigators, while Reddit users urged him to go to the police with his tips. The man approached a police officer in Providence, the Rhode Island capital where the Ivy League school is based, and said I think you are looking for me, according to authorities."
"He came in and was fully forthcoming , provided key details ... We had disparate pieces of information and we had strong suspicions that these pieces of information fit together but it hadn't been corroborated and he was able to do that for us, and so it was really a critical turning point, Smiley said."
"John reported an unusual encounter at the university with the person who turned out to be the suspect and said he also saw him acting oddly in relation to a rented gray Nissan car with Florida license plates."
Authorities credited a member of the public, identified publicly only as John, for providing key information that helped investigators identify the Brown University mass-shooting suspect. John posted details on Reddit about an unusual encounter with the suspect and noted odd behavior around a rented gray Nissan with Florida plates. Reddit users urged him to contact police; he later approached a Providence officer and said, "I think you are looking for me." He is expected to be eligible for the $50,000 FBI reward for information leading to the suspect. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called John's cooperation a critical turning point and said Valente's motive remains unknown after linked killings at Brown and MIT.
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