Palatine teen arrested for alleged mass shooting plot that may have targeted Aurora Hindu temple

Key Points:

• Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old Palatine man, was arrested following an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple, after police received concerning electronic communications from him.
• Police found a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, tactical gear, body armor, and a white supremacist patch during a search of Paporakis' home.
• An eight-page manifesto discovered on his electronics revealed extremist white supremacist ideologies and intentions to carry out mass violence against non-white groups, including Jewish, African American, and Indian communities.
• Prosecutors reported that Paporakis had openly expressed white supremacist views and plans for violence at his workplace, and had communicated with coworkers about a planned attack, which was ultimately thwarted after coworkers alerted authorities.
• Paporakis faces felony charges for making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of a weapon, and he has been detained pending trial; authorities continue investigating the specifics of the intended attack location.