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Police say they stopped a planned July 4 mass shooting in Virginia's capital
after getting a tip

   Published Wed, Jul 6 20223:08 PM EDT
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   Key Points
     * Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a
       planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led them to
       arrest two men.
     * They also seized two assault rifles, a handgun and hundreds of
       rounds of ammunition.

   Richmond Police Chief Gerald M Smith gestures during a press conference
   at Richmond Virginia Police headquarters, Wednesday July 6, 2022, in
   Richmond, Va.
   Steve Helber | AP

   Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a
   planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the
   arrest of two men and the seizure of multiple guns — an announcement
   that came just two days after a deadly mass shooting on the holiday in
   a Chicago suburb.

   A "hero citizen" overheard a conversation indicating there was an
   attack being planned on the city's popular Independence Day celebration
   and called police to report it, Police Chief Gerald Smith said at a
   news conference.

   Police initiated an investigation, along with the U.S. Department of
   Homeland Security and FBI, which led to the arrests of two men on
   charges of being a non-U.S. citizen in possession of a firearm.
   Additional charges are possible, Smith said.

   Officers seized two assault rifles, a handgun and hundreds of rounds of
   ammunition from a residence where the firearms and "related material"
   were in plain view, Smith said.

   The two men were being held without bond at a local jail, the chief
   said.

   The apparent thwarted plot was planned for the same day that a gunman
   opened fire from a rooftop during a Fourth of July parade in the
   affluent Chicago suburb of Highland Park, killing seven people and
   injuring more than three dozen.

   Robert E. Crimo III was charged with seven counts of murder Tuesday.
   The shooting sent hundreds of people fleeing in fear and set off an
   hourslong manhunt. Authorities have not yet identified a motive in that
   shooting.
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