
FBI says man was planning mass shooting at army site in suburban Detroit
Ammar Said was planning to have another person commit a mass shooting at the Army's Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, but he didn't know that two supposed allies were undercover FBI employees keeping track of every step, the government said.
Investigators recorded audio and video images of their meetings with Said, including handwritten diagrams of the site, which is known as TACOM and the Detroit Arsenal.
Said, a recent member of the Michigan Army National Guard, was arrested Tuesday shortly after launching a drone for a final look before an attack, the FBI said in a court filing.
"Helping ISIS or any other terrorist organization prepare or carry out acts of violence is not only a reprehensible crime — it is a threat to our entire nation and way of life," U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. said.
The FBI said Said planned to send one of the undercover agents into TACOM with Molotov cocktails and assault-style weapons.
Said, a Detroit-area resident, appeared in court Wednesday on charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device. He agreed to remain in custody without bond.
Senad Ramovic, a lawyer who represented Said during the brief appearance, declined to comment.
TACOM employs thousands of people and manages the Army's ground equipment supply chain. It says it is the only active-duty Army installation in Michigan.
Said was under investigation about a year ago when he told an undercover FBI employee about a "longstanding desire to engage in violent jihad," or war, either overseas or in the U.S., the FBI said.
Authorities last July performed a secret search of his phone, which he had turned over to National Guard personnel before boarding a military aircraft. The FBI said it found references to jihad and images of Islamic State flags.

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