PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Two Providence councilors have launched a fundraising effort in honor of the anonymous tipster who assisted detectives with tracking down the gunman in the wake of the deadly shooting at Brown University.
The fundraiser is being spearheaded by Providence City Councilors Jill Davidson and Sue AnderBois and will benefit OpenDoors, which is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness.
The tipster, who has been dubbed “Reddit John,” provided information that “blew the case wide open,” according to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.
What did ‘Reddit John’ do?
Detectives learned throughout their investigation that John, a Brown University graduate experiencing homelessness, occasionally used campus facilities to clean up, including at the Barus and Holly building where the shooting happened on Dec. 13…