A Texas teen allegedly planned to kill innocents at a mall for ISIS, and even talked about burning a police officer alive and record it.
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From WFAA-8 ABC:
According to authorities, Plano West High School student Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, planned the attack for mid-May after being inspired by ISIS.
Police arrested Azizi-Yarand at Plano West High School on Tuesday. At the time of his arrest, Azizi-Yarand sent more than $1,400 to others for the purchase of weapons and tactical gear.
He had been talking online with an undercover FBI confidential human source about his desire to either “make Hijrah [travel],” or to conduct a terroristic attack within the United States.
Through several conversations online, it was uncovered that Azizi-Yarand wanted to act as a lone wolf. He wanted to wait until he was 18 to carry out this attack, so he could purchase a rifle himself, according to affidavits.
“I’ve only been reading ISIS magazine guides for performing operations and making bombs,” Azizi-Yarand told the undercover federal agent.
Affidavits show throughout several other online conversations, Azizi-Yarand sent the agent various types of ISIS propaganda.
“I’d like to actually make a cop surrender and drop his gun, then douse him with gasoline and burn him … record it,” Azizi-Yarand said during talks about the mall shooting.
The teen allegedly spent weeks staking out the mall. Investigators say he was detailing security’s placement, and outlining a strategy for a surprise attack on cops. They say the teen suggested a shooting rampage and burning down several stores.
Although the booking photo of the teen looks pretty pathetic, who knows what kind of carnage he could have caused given enough time to plan. Thankfully, this was one example of where the law enforcement authorities caught it in time…