Lawmakers ‘horrified’ by mass shooting plot on Chicago-area Hindu temple

Several lawmakers have expressed shock and outrage about an alleged racially motivated 2-year plot to massacre people at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Ill., which led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Palatine, Ill. man.

Alexandros Paporakis was arrested Sunday at an apartment he shares with his mother in the 1300 block of North Baldwin Court in Palatine.

According to the authorities, Paporakis had been planning for two years to commit a mass shooting at Aurora’s largest Hindu temple and on Sunday, he told one of his Taco Bell coworkers he was at a temple, but his gun had jammed and he was on his way to fix it. The coworker called 911, following which authorities located and made the arrest.

He is facing several felony charges, including making terroristic threats.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said in a post on X that he and his family were worshipping at the temple in Aurora on Sunday where the mass shooting was supposedly going to happen.

“I’m grateful to those who helped prevent a tragedy, but we must come together to........

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