# 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.
- Title: Teen's rifle jammed before Hindu temple attack · Newsweek
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: breaking, alexandros paporakis, taco bell, cook county state's attorney, aurora temple, white supremacist, ar rifle, hindu temple, mass shooting, alleged attack, rifle jammed, Teen's
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/how-a-jammed-rifle-halted-teens-alleged-hindu-temple-attack-12570747
- Published: 2026-10-15T04:29:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, alexandros paporakis, taco bell, cook county state's attorney, aurora temple, white supremacist, ar rifle, hindu temple, mass shooting, alleged attack, rifle jammed
## 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
## Key takeaway

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.