Pakistani ISIS Supporter Arrested for Plotting Mass Shooting in New York Jewish Center

Authorities said the individual chose Oct. 7 as the date for carrying out the attack, the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

NYPD officers respond as people demonstrate calling for a cease-fire amid war between Israel and Hamas, at Grand Central Station in New York City, on Oct. 27, 2023. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested on Sept. 4 and charged with plotting an attack in connection with the terrorist organization ISIS.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, “attempted to travel from Canada to New York City, where he intended to use automatic and semi-automatic weapons to carry out a mass shooting,” according to a Sept. 6 statement from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).