Ex-Police Officer Arrested in Florida Over Alleged New Orleans Festival Mass Shooting Plot
Updated
Updated · WEAR · Apr 23
Ex-Police Officer Arrested in Florida Over Alleged New Orleans Festival Mass Shooting Plot
55 articles · Updated · WEAR · Apr 23
A former North Carolina police officer, Christopher Gillum, was arrested in Florida for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival.
Authorities found a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammunition in his hotel room; he faces charges of terroristic threats and awaits extradition to Louisiana.
Officials credit inter-agency cooperation and technology for preventing potential violence; there are currently no known direct threats to Louisiana festivals.
What drives a person to plan a mass shooting as an elaborate form of suicide?
Is the mental health crisis in policing creating a new kind of domestic threat?
Did the surveillance tech that caught a plotter also compromise an entire city's privacy?
What warning signs were missed when this ex-officer was rehired by law enforcement?
How many others like this ex-officer may be hiding within law enforcement ranks?
When a protector turns predator, who is responsible for watching the watchers?