Potential Carnage Averted! Police Nab Suspect Planning MASS SHOOTING at Louisiana Festival | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft


Potential Carnage Averted! Police Nab Suspect Planning MASS SHOOTING at Louisiana Festival

Sheriff's deputy arrests a suspect near a police vehicle, with a close-up view of a firearm and ammunition displayed on a surface.
Credit: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

A potentially devastating mass casualty attack was stopped in its tracks this week after swift coordination between federal authorities and Florida law enforcement led to the arrest of a suspect allegedly planning a mass shooting at a large festival in Louisiana.

According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s official Facebook post, federal authorities contacted the sheriff’s office about a male from North Carolina who was reportedly heading straight into their jurisdiction with the intention of carrying out a mass shooting at a major festival in Louisiana.

The suspect is being extradited to Louisiana to face justice there.

The post reads:

“The OCSO was contacted by federal authorities in reference to a male from North Carolina being in our jurisdiction while reportedly heading to do a mass shooting at a large festival in Louisiana. Our Bravo East Deputies located the male at a Destin hotel and he was taken into custody tonight without incident as a fugitive from justice. He will be extradited to Louisiana for his charges from state police there. Excellent work by all.”

Law enforcement apprehends a suspect from North Carolina connected to a potential mass shooting plot while displaying firearms and ammunition in a police vehicle.

At the time of writing, authorities have NOT released the suspect’s name or full identity, and key details about his motive and planning timeline remain unclear.

Shout out to Sheriff’s Office Bravo East Deputies and everyone involved. You are the thin blue line standing between us and chaos.

No shots fired. No dead innocents. No national tragedy for the fake news media to exploit for their next gun-control circus.

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Jim Hᴏft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016.

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