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The Providence mayor wants the Reddit tipster to get a $50,000 FBI reward. It might not be so simple

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley urges FBI to award $50,000 to Reddit tipster whose information led to suspect identification despite no arrest or conviction.

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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — His detailed tip helped lead investigators to the gunman behind the deadly Brown University shooting – but whether the tipster known only as “John” will ever receive the $50,000 reward offered by the FBI is still an open question. After two students were fatally shot and nine wounded at the Providence, Rhode Island, school December 13, the FBI announced it would offer a $50,000 reward for “information leading to the i…

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The Providence mayor wants the Reddit tipster to get a $50,000 FBI reward. It might not be so simple

His detailed tip helped lead investigators to the gunman behind the deadly Brown University shooting – but whether the tipster known only as “John” will ever receive the $50,000 reward offered by the FBI is still an open question.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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