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Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Aurora worship center
NBC 5 Chicago • • nation
Key Points:
- Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old fast-food cashier from Palatine, was arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeting Indian worshippers at a Hindu temple in Aurora.
- Authorities say Paporakis arrived at the temple armed with a modified AR-style rifle, 300 rounds of ammunition, body armor, and swastikas, but his gun jammed, preventing the attack.
- After the failed attempt, Paporakis reportedly searched online for ways to fix his weapon and informed a co-worker of his intentions, who then alerted the police leading to his arrest.
- Investigators found a manifesto in which Paporakis identified as a white supremacist Neo-Nazi expressing hatred toward multiple minority groups and fantasizing about mass murder.
- Paporakis faces gun charges and making a terrorist threat; he is held without bond and is receiving treatment for ADHD, depression, anxiety, and gender transition-related hormone therapy.
