Afghan National Nasir Tawhedi, 27, Charged with Election Day Mass Shooting Plot for ISIS

Oct 8, 2024, 10:36 PM

The Justice Department announced Tuesday the arrest of an Afghan national residing in Oklahoma City who is accused of plotting a mass shooting on Election Day in support of ISIS. The man, identified as 27-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, allegedly planned to target large crowds in the United States and was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization. According to the criminal complaint, Tawhedi entered the U.S. on a special immigrant visa in September 2021, following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. On October 7, Tawhedi and a juvenile met with FBI assets at a rural location in Oklahoma, where they purchased weapons and explosives. Officials say Tawhedi was stockpiling automatic weapons and intended to liquidate his family's assets to fund the attack. He was arrested by the FBI, and the Justice Department has charged him with conspiring to conduct a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS.