Ex-Guardsman Accused Of Planning ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting At Army Base

A 19-year-old Michigan man, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at the U.S. Army's Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Said, a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard, faces charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device.

According to the Department of Justice, Said provided two undercover law enforcement officers with armor-piercing ammunition and detailed plans for the attack. He also conducted operational reconnaissance by flying a drone over the TACOM facility and instructed the undercover officers on making Molotov cocktails.

Said was apprehended on Tuesday (May 13) after launching his drone near the TACOM site, the same day he planned to execute the attack. Authorities discovered videos of Said allegedly pledging loyalty to ISIS, further implicating him in the plot.

Brigadier General Rhett R. Cox, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command, emphasized the importance of counterintelligence efforts to prevent such threats. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the case, and Said faces up to 20 years in prison for each count if convicted.