FBI挫败美国购物中心枪击阴谋 18岁男子向卧底探员购枪被捕
联邦检察官10月7日宣布，联邦调查局（FBI）于10月6日逮捕了明尼苏达州里奇菲尔德市18岁男子谢赫杜恩·阿卜杜拉希·穆罕默德（Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud），挫败了一起涉嫌针对美国购物中心（Mall of America）的大规模枪击阴谋。据刑事起诉书，穆罕默德从一名卧底探员手中以600美元购入一支AK-47步枪、约200发子弹和四个30发弹匣，随即被捕。他被控一项“为实施联邦恐怖主义罪行而接收枪支弹药”的罪名，10月7日在联邦地方法官面前出庭。
检方指控称，穆罕默德自2026年7月起就在信息中流露出在美国购物中心实施大规模枪击的意图，声称要杀死30到60人，并选定10月24日为作案日期，因为当天商场将举办一场艺术活动，预计有大量亚裔及其他人群参加。美国检察官丹尼尔·罗森（Daniel N. Rosen）在声明中表示，被告为“以伊斯兰国（ISIS）的名义”谋杀无辜者采取了实质性步骤。FBI局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel）也发表声明称，FBI及时出手阻止了这一计划，并将继续动用一切资源侦测和防范恐怖袭击。
位于明尼苏达州布卢明顿的美国购物中心是全美最大的购物中心，拥有500多家商店，并设有室内主题公园和水族馆，每年吸引数以千万计的访客，其中包括大量来自明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗都会区的居民和游客。案件曝光后，当地社区普遍对执法部门的提前介入表示庆幸。检方同时提醒公众，如发现可疑活动应及时向执法机构报告。
资料来源：《今日美国》2026年10月报道；美国司法部明尼苏达联邦检察官办公室发布
FBI Foils Alleged Mall of America Mass-Shooting Plot; 18-Year-Old Arrested After Buying Rifle From Undercover Agent
Federal prosecutors announced on October 7 that the FBI had arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, on October 6, foiling an alleged mass-shooting plot targeting the Mall of America. According to the criminal complaint, Mohamud purchased an AK-47-style rifle, about 200 rounds of ammunition and four 30-round magazines for $600 from an undercover agent before being taken into custody. He was charged with one count of knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit a federal crime of terrorism, and appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge on October 7.
Prosecutors allege that in messages sent in July 2026, Mohamud discussed his intent to carry out a mass-casualty attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, saying he wanted to kill 30 to 60 people, and identified October 24 as the planned date because an arts event that day was expected to draw many Asian attendees and other shoppers. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said the defendant took substantial steps toward murdering innocent people in the name of ISIS, and FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau intervened in time to stop the plan.
The Mall of America, located in Bloomington near Minneapolis, is the largest shopping mall in the United States, with more than 500 stores, an indoor theme park and an aquarium, drawing tens of millions of visitors a year.
Source: USA Today, October 2026; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota
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