City

Mesa

County

Maricopa County

State

AZ

Location

Mesa, AZ

Category

Threat / Arrest

Severity

high

Priority

high

Occurred On

Unknown

Published On

2026-10-07 20:33:00

Source Records

1

Source

Mesa teen plotting mass shooting studied Paris attacks, shopped for tactical gear, FBI says

Source URL

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Summary

Source-linked local reporting, citing court documents, Mesa police and the FBI, indicates an 18-year-old was arrested after investigators alleged planning toward a mass-casualty attack; no specific target or acquired weapon was confirmed.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

missing

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

source-linked

Source Role

local news