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https://news.sky.com/story/how-a-reddit-post-blew-brown-university-shooting-investigation-wide-open-13485440 https://news.sky.com/story/how-a-reddit-post-blew-b
by shagie 10mo ago
https://news.sky.com/story/how-a-reddit-post-blew-brown-university-shooting-investigation-wide-open-13485440 https://news.sky.com/story/how-a-reddit-post-blew-brown-univ...
> How a Reddit post blew Brown University shooting investigation wide open
> Frustration had mounted that the murderer had managed to get away and that a clear image of his face hadn't emerged - until a Reddit post finally put police on his trail.
- astura 10mo agoThat says he's a reddit poster, not a Brown graduate who lived in the basement of the engineering building.
- jkaplowitz 10mo agoThose two descriptions are not mutually contradictory.
- tsol 10mo agoWhat I heard is he called the police tip line and left a message but didn't hear back for two days. After two days he left this tip and then was made a person of interest. This is just what I heard, not sure if there's more to this story.
- astura 10mo agoAnd...?? How does "he was a Brown graduate who lived in the basement of the engineering building" follow? Wtf?
- blitzar 10mo agoA lot of reddit posters live in basements, a subset of which are in the engineering building.
- astura 10mo agoMost Reddit posters are children. What of it? How does "he was a Brown graduate who lived in the basement of the engineering building" follow?