According to the DOJ, the teen sent messages in July 2026 discussing his intent to carry out a mass-casualty shooting attack at the Mall of America.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after supplying him with an assault rifle following months of text ...

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FBI agents thwarted a terrorist attack by a teenager after selling him the gun and then arresting him on the spot, the complaint said.

Federal officials in Minnesota have charged a man with terrorism after he planned a shooting at the Mall of America using an AK-47 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, they said at a news ...

Federal law enforcement officials in Minneapolis announced at a press conference last week that FBI agents arrested a Minnesota teenager plotting to commit a mass shooting at the Mall of America.