Draft:Kelso mall attack plot
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| Kelso mall attack plot | |
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| Location | Kelso, Washington, U.S. |
| Date | May 17, 2025 – May 22, 2025 |
| Target | Three Rivers Mall |
Attack type | Attempted bombing, attempted mass shooting, attempted murder-suicide. |
| Weapons | Chlorine bombs Multiple firearms |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Unnamed minor |
| Motive | Extremism Nihilism Create panic |
On May 22, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of an unnamed minor in connection to a plot to bomb and shoot mallgoers at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington[1] The minor, located in Portland, Oregon, was said to wanted to use a bomb to "set off a panic" with mallgoers, so he could shoot them.[2] After the attack, he planned to commit suicide.[3] According to the FBI, the minor had ties to extremist groups, and groups that promoted nihilistic ideology.[1][2] The minor, was also seen to be apart of 764.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Slauson, Tyler (6 June 2025). "FBI thwarts planned mass shooting, chlorine bombing at Kelso, WA mall". FOX 13 Seattle.
- ^ a b Hassan, Adeel (June 7, 2025). "Teenager's Bombing and Mass Shooting Plot at a Mall Is Foiled, F.B.I. Says". The New York Times. The New York Times.
- ^ DePaola, Amy-Xiaoshi; Holmes, Rhys (June 6, 2025). "Teen suspect in planned Kelso mall mass shooting pleads not guilty". NBC KGW8.
- ^ Esnayra, Matthew (12 June 2025). "Foiled Kelso mall attack suspect linked to 764. Here's what FBI says about the group". NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima.