伊利诺伊州19岁男子涉嫌图谋枪击奥罗拉印度教寺庙 步枪卡壳未遂被捕 议员事发时正在寺内礼拜

奥罗拉——伊利诺伊州帕拉坦（Palatine）19岁男子亚历山德罗斯·帕波拉基斯（Alexandros Paporakis）涉嫌图谋在奥罗拉一座印度教寺庙发动大规模枪击，10月11日被捕。库克县检方指控他一项制作恐怖主义威胁罪与一项非法持有武器罪（持有一支枪管短于16英寸的步枪），均为重罪。帕波拉基斯在奥罗拉以北约40英里的帕拉坦与母亲同住，在阿灵顿高地一家塔可贝尔（Taco Bell）餐厅任收银员。

检方称，帕波拉基斯10月10日曾对同事表示等不及要杀印度人；10月11日周日下午，他开车前往奥罗拉最大的印度教寺庙——斯里·文卡特斯瓦拉·斯瓦米（巴拉吉）寺庙（1145 W. Sullivan Rd）。帕拉坦警察局长威廉·诺德（William Nord）周四在记者会上说，登记在帕波拉基斯名下的一辆红色讴歌RDX于当日12时25分左右进入寺庙停车场，约13分钟后离开。检方指控他曾试图向一名男子开枪，但步枪卡壳，随后迅速离开。警方表示，具体目标地点仍在调查确认中，现有调查显示其为单独作案。

据检方说法，帕波拉基斯当天下午致电同事，称自己的枪卡壳、已迅速离开且未被发现，并表示打算修好枪后再次作案；他还向同事发送了步枪卡壳的视频、自己身穿战术背心的照片，以及一份长达8页、题为《我为何而战》的自述文件。检方称该文件含针对印度裔、犹太裔与非裔的种族主义言论，并勾勒了尽可能多杀人的计划。两名同事随即报警。芒特普罗斯佩克特警方将线索转交帕拉坦警方，两地警察10月11日晚在帕波拉基斯离家时将其逮捕，地址为北鲍德温法院1300号街区。

警方搜查其住所后查获：一支无序列号的AR式步枪、多个装满子弹的弹匣、数百发（约300发）步枪弹药、装有防弹插板的战术背心（背心上带有与白人至上主义极端主义相关的标志贴片），以及一个标有针对南亚裔贬损字样的气罐等物品。联邦调查局Chicago外勤办公室参与调查。警方周四表示，帕波拉基斯的母亲已接受问话，但未配合调查。

帕波拉基斯10月14日在罗灵梅多斯的库克县第三市政区法院出席羁押听证，法官下令将其继续羁押，目前关押于库克县监狱，下次出庭定于10月30日。为其辩护的库克县公共辩护人办公室通过声明（据美联社报道）表示，本案尚处最早阶段，警方与检方的说法只是指控，案件在调查中可能发生重大变化。

联邦众议员拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂（Raja Krishnamoorthi）10月15日通过其众议院办公室发表声明说，事发当天他与家人正在这座寺庙礼拜。他对同事报警与执法人员介入表示感谢，并称反印度裔仇恨与白人至上主义的危险已不容等到有人丧生才认真对待。10月16日周五，克里希纳穆尔蒂与众议员布拉德·施耐德（Brad Schneider）在Chicago出席记者会，呼吁增加联邦对非营利机构安保拨款的投入。奥罗拉市长约翰·莱施（John Laesch）周四表示，警方正与当地其他寺庙联系，告知其报警联络方式。（GSM 据帕拉坦警方发布、库克县检方文件、美联社与路透社报道）

Illinois Man, 19, Charged Over Alleged Plot to Shoot Up Aurora Hindu Temple; Rifle Jammed, Congressman Was Worshipping Inside

AURORA, Ill. — Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, Illinois, has been charged with one count of making a terrorist threat and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon (a rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches), both felonies, over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora. Paporakis lived with his mother in Palatine, about 40 miles northeast of the temple, and worked as a cashier at a Taco Bell in Arlington Heights.

Prosecutors say Paporakis told a coworker on October 10 that he could not wait to kill Indian people. On Sunday, October 11, he drove to the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple at 1145 W. Sullivan Rd in Aurora, the largest Hindu temple in the city. Palatine Police Chief William Nord said at a Thursday news conference that a red Acura RDX registered to Paporakis entered the temple parking lot at about 12:25 p.m. and left roughly 13 minutes later. Prosecutors allege he tried to fire at a man but his rifle jammed, and that he left quickly without being seen. Police say the exact intended target remains under investigation and that, so far, he appears to have acted alone.

According to prosecutors, Paporakis later called a coworker and said his gun had jammed and that he planned to fix it and try again. He also sent the coworker a video of the rifle failing to fire, a photo of himself in a tactical vest, and an eight-page document in which, prosecutors say, he used racist slurs for Indian, Jewish and Black people and outlined a plan to kill as many people as possible. Two coworkers contacted police. Mount Prospect police passed the tip to Palatine police, and officers from both departments arrested Paporakis on Sunday evening as he left his home in the 1300 block of North Baldwin Court.

A search of his home recovered an AR-style rifle without a serial number, multiple loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition (about 300), a tactical vest with body armor bearing a patch with white-supremacist imagery, and a gas canister labeled with a slur referring to South Asians, authorities said. The FBI's Chicago field office is assisting. Police said Thursday that Paporakis's mother was questioned but is not cooperating.

At an October 14 detention hearing at the Cook County Third Municipal District Courthouse in Rolling Meadows, a judge ordered Paporakis held in custody. He is in the Cook County Jail, with his next court appearance set for October 30. The Cook County Public Defender's Office, which represents him, said in a statement reported by the Associated Press that the case is at its earliest stage and that statements by police and prosecutors are allegations that can change as the investigation continues.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said in an October 15 statement issued through his House office that he and his family were worshipping at the temple when the attack was attempted that Sunday. He thanked the coworkers who alerted police and the officers who intervened, and said anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy must be taken seriously before innocent people are killed. On Friday, October 16, Krishnamoorthi joined Rep. Brad Schneider at a Chicago news conference calling for increased federal nonprofit security grant funding. Aurora Mayor John Laesch said Thursday that police are reaching out to other temples in the area with contact information. (GSM, based on Palatine police statements, Cook County prosecutors' filings, and reporting by the Associated Press and Reuters)

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