Authorities say Damien Allen had 18 guns, 300 pounds of ammo, and police uniforms — and was in contact with a teen who carried out a deadly school shooting. A possible mass shooting in Palm Beach County may have been stopped just in time. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says 22-year-old Damien Allen, of Loxahatchee, was arrested Sunday after investigators found an arsenal of weapons, disturbing online messages, and a closet full of law enforcement uniforms. “The investigators that worked this case — there’s no doubt in my mind they have stopped a mass shooting that was going to happen,” Sheriff Bradshaw told WPBF 25 News. “This guy was ready to go, had all the equipment, had the propensity to do it. It’s just a matter of what day was going to set him off to go do it.” Inside Allen’s home, deputies say they found 18 firearms, including what appeared to be automatic weapons, more than 300 pounds of ammunition, and full PBSO deputy uniforms. Also recovered: a taser, a two-way radio, and a fake body camera made with a 3D printer. The arrest report says Allen posted videos to Discord, TikTok, and Instagram while wearing a PBSO uniform — falsely claiming to be a deputy. Detectives say he was also communicating with Natalie Rupnow, the 15-year-old who shot and killed two people at a Wisconsin school last year before taking her own life. In those exchanges, Allen reportedly described his “loadout,” shared tactical plans, and said he was targeting seven locations — including a church and a police department.
via wpbf: Sheriff: Mass shooting averted after Palm Beach County man found armed, ‘ready to go’
siehe auch: Loxahatchee man linked to WI school shooter accused of 7 mass shooting threats. Damien Blade Allen, 20, was arrested after messages from the teenager behind a December 17 school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, were linked to him. He is accused of making mass shooting threats against seven locations. (PBSO) … TOPICS: LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Loxahatchee man is behind bars after the discovery of romantic and racist messages between him and the teen behind a mass shooting late last year at a Wisconsin school. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) affidavit alleges Damien Blade Allen made clear in TikTok chats that he had identified seven potential locations and made threats to commit mass shootings at them. “There is no doubt in my mind that they have stopped a mass shooting that was going to happen,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said about the investigators working the case. “This guy was ready to go, had all the equipment, had the propensity to do it. It’s just a matter of what day was going to set him off to go do it.” The PBSO report also notes that Allen, 22, had multiple weapons that could be used in such shootings. The affidavit points out that while investigators believe he clearly violated the law, they also believe he was serious in his threats to commit such atrocities.
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