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Brown University Shooting, MIT Professor Murder Suspect Found Dead

Did a Reddit post delay the manhunt, or did the diversity visa program enable the tragedy?
Brown University Shooting, MIT Professor Murder Suspect Found Dead
Above: FBI agents and law enforcement officials canvass the scene for clues in Coventry, R.I. on Dec. 14, 2025. Image credit: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

A witness who spotted the Brown shooter acting suspiciously chose to first post details on Reddit instead of immediately contacting police, delaying the investigation by three critical days. This reckless decision to seek online attention rather than alert law enforcement directly could have cost more lives and raises serious questions about why someone would trust social media over a 911 call during an active manhunt. The troubling decision to outsource public safety to the internet prioritizes anonymity and online engagement over immediate action. Regardless, the federal investigation, up until this lead surfaced, was deeply inept.

Right narrative

The Brown shooter was an immigrant student who may have had extremist ideology. He entered America through the diversity visa lottery program and never should have been allowed into the country in the first place. Trump tried to end this disastrous program back in 2017 after another lottery visa recipient committed a terrorist attack in New York City. This tragedy proves the diversity lottery puts American lives at risk by admitting dangerous individuals who go on to murder innocent students.

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