Illinois man arrested over alleged plot to carry out mass shooting, police say

The Guardian World Thursday 15 October 2026, 12:20 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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Suspect, 19, had shared a white supremacist manifesto and was potentially targeting Hindu place of worship, police sayA man arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a ⁠document expressing white supremacist views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially targeting a Hindu place of worship, police ⁠said on Wednesday. Alexandros Paporakis, 19, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police...

Suspect, 19, had shared a white supremacist manifesto and was potentially targeting Hindu place of worship, police say

A man arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a ⁠document expressing white supremacist views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially targeting a Hindu place of worship, police ⁠said on Wednesday.

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police said. It was not immediately clear if he had ⁠legal representation.

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Illinois man arrested over alleged plot to carry out mass shooting, police say

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