Crime & Safetyscore 717·7 metrosupdated 9h ago

Former NC Officer Arrested for Alleged Mass Shooting Plot at New Orleans Festival

Christopher Gillum, a former police officer from North Carolina, was arrested in Florida for allegedly planning a mass shooting targeting Black individuals at a New Orleans festival. He was found with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

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