Summary
The mayor of Providence wants the FBI to give a $50,000 reward to a person who provided critical information about a shooting at Brown University. This informant's tip helped identify the suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, who was found dead in New Hampshire. The FBI has not confirmed if the reward will be given.
Key Facts
- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley wrote to the FBI asking them to pay a $50,000 reward to a tipster named "John."
- The reward is for information that helped lead to the identification of the Brown University shooting suspect.
- The suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, is accused of killing two students and injuring nine others.
- Valente was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- The FBI has not confirmed if the tipster will receive the reward.
- The FBI says reward payouts require approval and are not publicly disclosed.
- The nomination for reward payment involves an interagency committee evaluation.
- The FBI does not disclose details about who receives rewards or if they have been paid.
