Officials say Grandmother Stopped 19-Year-Old Man From Carrying out Mass Shooting in Texas

Breaking News Reporter

8/5/2019|Updated: 8/5/2019

A Texas man was arrested after his grandmother found out about his plans to carry out a mass shooting at a nearby hotel, officials stated.

William Patrick Williams, 19, of Lubbock, was arrested by ATF special agents on Aug. 1 after he was hospitalized. It was several days before the massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

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Jack Phillips

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