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INTRO: A 19 year-old man is accused of plotting a mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu place of worship. Palatine Chief of Police William Nord said in a press conference today (Thursday) that a Good Samaritan tipped off police.
ACK: Palatine Chief of Police William Nord
TAG: 19 year-old Alexandros Paporakis (pah-poh-RAH’-kess) of Palatine was arrested Sunday and charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, both felonies. Police say he drove to the temple with the intent to carry out the shooting, but his rifle malfunctioned and he drove home. That’s when a concerned co-worker tipped off police.
KEYWORD: Crime, Legal
