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Teen's rifle jammed before Hindu temple attack
A 19-year-old white supremacist teen abandoned his Hindu temple attack plan after his rifle jammed, claiming he'd repair it to try again.
In brief
A 19-year-old white supremacist teen abandoned his Hindu temple attack plan after his rifle jammed, claiming he'd repair it to try again. Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old white supremacist, abandoned his alleged Hindu temple attack after his rifle jammed, saying he'd repair it to attempt the attack again…
Teen's rifle jammed
A 19-year-old Taco Bell cashier accused of targeting a Hindu temple in a mass shooting abandoned the attack after his rifle jammed.
“he would return after he repaired the weapon so he could try again”
White supremacist plot
Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old white supremacist, has been charged with making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing a weapon.
“a white supremacist plot against a hindu place of worship in the aurora vicinity”
Rifle malfunction
Paporakis allegedly sent a video showing an AR-style rifle failing to fire when its trigger was pulled.
“the ar-style rifle failing to fire when its trigger was pulled”
Attack plan
Paporakis had been planning the attack for two years and drove to the temple before the rifle jammed.
“he had been planning the attack for two years”
Manifesto details
Paporakis described himself as a sociopathic white supremacist neo nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.
“a sociopathic white supremacist neo nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day”
Police action
Police arrested Paporakis after he allegedly told a coworker he could not wait to kill indian people and planned the attack at the largest hindu temple in aurora.
“he could not wait to kill indian people and was planning "it" at the largest hindu temple in aurora”
FBI response
The FBI praised the swift police action that led to Paporakis' arrest without harm to the community.
“thanks to the swift action by the palatine and mount prospect police departments, the subject was taken into custody without harm to our community”
In short
Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old white supremacist, abandoned his alleged Hindu temple attack after his rifle jammed, saying he'd repair it to attempt the attack again.
