Teenager allegedly planned mass shooting at Hindu temple near Chicago

A teenager named Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old Taco Bell employee from Palatine, Illinois, was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois. Police and prosecutors stated that he shared a manifesto outlining his intentions for a mass murder attack. He faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons. Authorities are investigating the exact location of the planned attack, which was believed to be scheduled for Sunday.


A teenager was arrested on charges that he planned a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, after allegedly sharing a manifesto outlining plans for mass murder, according to police and prosecutors.

Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons. Authorities believe he was planning an attack on a Hindu temple on Sunday, though the specific location remains under investigation.

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