{"id":2687414,"date":"2026-10-18T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heroic-taco-bell-worker-thwarts-would-be-mass-shooter-who-targeted-place-of-worship-report\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:34:00","slug":"heroic-taco-bell-worker-thwarts-would-be-mass-shooter-who-targeted-place-of-worship-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heroic-taco-bell-worker-thwarts-would-be-mass-shooter-who-targeted-place-of-worship-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic Taco Bell Worker Thwarts Would-Be Mass Shooter Who Targeted Place of Worship: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheroic-taco-bell-worker-thwarts-would-be-mass-shooter-who-targeted-place-of-worship-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2687414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Taco Bell employee turned his coworker into police, thwarting a potential mass shooting at a Chicago-area Hindu temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Palatine police arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, and charged him with making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of weapons on Oct. 11, ABC 7 Chicago <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/amp\/post\/palatine-man-alexandros-paporakis-19-arrested-charged-making-terrorist-threat-alleged-aurora-mass-shooting-plot-police\/19938541\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The coworker at a Taco Bell in Arlington Heights, Illinois, said he had been in contact with the would-be gunman as Paporakis lapsed into a manic episode and sent him a video of a rifle and a photo of him wearing a tactical vest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Paporakis sent his coworker a video of a rifle and a manifesto filled with racial and ethnic slurs against Jewish people, black people and people of Indian descent, The Hill <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/6149885-palatine-man-charged-in-alleged-mass-shooting-plot-targeting-hindu-place-of-worship\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The manifesto, titled \u201cWhy I Fought: A.K.A. (Aurora Shooter\u2019s Manifesto),\u201d outlined a plan to kill as many Hindus as possible at local temple in Aurora. The coworker reported this threat to the police, who then arrested Paporakis at his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Police discovered a rifle, multiple loaded magazines, hundreds of additional rounds of ammunition and tactical equipment at the residence, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe are grateful for the FBI\u2019s assistance in the subsequent investigation and commend the individual who initially came forward with this information,\u201d Palatine Police Chief William Nord said in a news conference Wednesday, The Hill reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In Paporakis\u2019 alleged manifesto, he described himself as a \u201csociopathic white supremacist Neo Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day,\u201d the Hill reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">According to Paporakis\u2019 coworkers at Taco Bell, something was wrong, and Paporakis told them that Sunday would be a \u201cvery special day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Palatine Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment by the Daily Caller News Foundation on the nature of the tip they received from the concerned Taco Bell employee who received the video and manifesto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWhat we have actually found is that in almost every case, an individual who is planning an attack will exhibit behaviors, either online or in the physical world, that represent an articulation of intent to engage in violence,\u201d former DHS Intel Chief John Cohen told ABC 7 Chicago<b><strong class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textBold\">. <\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s highly likely that were it not for the quick action and the investigative activities of the local law enforcement authorities, we very may well have had yet another mass shooting in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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