According to authorities, a 19-year-old Amazon employee was detained on suspicion of planning a mass shooting with an AR-15 gun at the depot where he worked.
According to San Antonio Police, Rodolfo Valdivia Aceves was taken into custody on June 27 on suspicion of making terroristic threats.
Threats were reported at the Amazon warehouse on 8210 Sous Vide Way, and police were called.
Employees at the delivery facility claimed to have overheard Aceves discussing a mass shooting.
Aceves allegedly informed a coworker that “it would be a good idea to pull the fire alarm and have all employees leave the building and to commit a mass shooting,” according to the arrest report, according to News4 San Antonio.
Aceves was detained by SAPD Street Crimes Unit and Covert Operations Unit at a different place without causing a hassle, according to police.
This story serves as a reminder of the value of local cooperation and proper actions.
This is the core of “see something, say something,” according to a statement from San Antonio police.
The encounter might have had a catastrophic outcome had the witness not stepped forward, according to the statement.
Police were notified by Aceves’ coworker that she had gotten a ride from him and that when she told him she had to pick up her children from school, he allegedly indicated he knew where he was going to carry out the mass massacre.
Additionally, according to the employee, Aceves indicated that he “idolized” the Uvalde shooter who on May 24 killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school.
Aceves’ father reportedly informed police that the 19-year-old had purchased an AR-15 gun and that his family was worried about what he would do after the arrest.
When Aceves was taken into custody by the police, the firearm was confiscated.
According to News4, Aceves’ father also claimed that his son had undergone inpatient treatment at a facility when he was 16 for an unidentified mental health condition.
Aceves had allegedly stopped taking his medication, which he had been taking for two years, recently, according to the man.
The arrest of Aceves occurs while mass shootings in the US are on the rise.
A report from the Gun Violence Archive states that there have been 293 mass shootings across the US so far this year.
This is significantly more than the 240 in 2020 but lower than the 309 in the same period last year.
Texas, which reported 129 mass shootings in 2022, is the fourth most violent state.
In a Dallas-Fort Worth area home on Saturday, a shooter killed two people and critically injured four others, including three police officers. He then committed suicide.
All of the victims of the gunshot in a residential neighborhood, according to Haltom City Police Det. Matt Spillane, suffered non-life-threatening wounds and were expected to make a full recovery.
According to Spillane, the cops exchanged gunfire with the shooter while responding to a complaint of gunfire at a residence at around 6.45 p.m. The other two cops were shot in the arm, while one officer received injuries to both legs.
The suspect apparently shot himself in the head before dying.
He declared that the Texas Rangers would be in charge of the inquiry. The shooting’s motivation was not immediately apparent.
According to Spillane, “the main focus is on how and why this happened.”
At a press conference late on Saturday, Sgt. Rick Alexander informed WFAA-TV that a male and a woman had been discovered dead outside and inside, respectively. He said that the elderly woman who had made the initial 911 call had been hurt.
According to Alexander, the suspect was discovered with a handgun and a “military-style rifle.”