Man Arrested in California Plotted ‘Las Vegas-Style’ Mass Shooting

Man Arrested in California Plotted ‘Las Vegas-Style’ Mass Shooting
The site of the Route 91 music festival mass shooting is seen outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 2, 2017. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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CHICO, Calif.—A 37-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 25 in Northern California on suspicion of threatening to kill police officers and planning a “Las Vegas-style” mass shooting, authorities said.

The suspect was taken into custody by SWAT officers at a Super 8 motel in Chico after detectives obtained evidence of his plot, according to a police statement.