Officer
  • Honoring The Fallen
  • Publications
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Forums
  • Contact Us
  • Vehicles & Fleet
  • Tactical
  • Training & Careers
  • On The Street
  • Investigations
  • Command/HQ
  • Technology
  • Virtual Academy
  • Stations
  • Podcasts
  • Product Guide
  • Topics
    Vehicles & FleetTacticalTraining & CareersOn The StreetInvestigationsCommand/HQTechnologyProduct Guide
    Resources
    ForumsProduct GuideHonoring The FallenBy ContributorsExpert InsightsPublicationsWhitepapersWebinarsOriginal ContentJobs
    User Tools
    SubscribeAdvertiseContact UsPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions
    https://www.facebook.com/officercom
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/officer-com
    https://twitter.com/officercom
    1. Command/HQ

    Feds: Threat of Racially Motivated Copycat Shootings Growing Online

    Aug. 25, 2022
    An FBI and Homeland Security memo warned that attacks drew inspiration from each other, pointing to the manifesto by the gunman in Buffalo's recent mass shooting "as a manual for future attackers."

    By Michael Murney

    Source Houston Chronicle

    Vadim Rodnev | Dreamstime.com
    Fbi Agent (dt)

    The FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned in an internal memo issued Tuesday that the threat of racially motivated mass shootings is growing online, CBS News reported.

    Tuesday's memo follows another DHS bulletin from early June warning that online forum users are pushing others to copy the Uvalde gunman's attack.

    RELATED: 

    • 10 Killed in Mass Shooting at N.Y. Supermarket
    • Retired Police Officer among Those Killed in N.Y. Mass Shooting
    • N.Y. Police Praised for Saving Lives in Supermarket Mass Shooting
    • 'It Was Chaotic': At Least 6 Dead, 24 Injured in Ill. Parade Shooting
    • Ill. Parade Shooting: Attack Planned for Weeks; over 70 Rounds Fired

    The threat stems from the spread of the manifesto written by the 19-year-old gunman who killed 10 people in a predominantly Black Buffalo, New York grocery store, just 10 days before the Uvalde gunman massacred 21 people at Robb Elementary School on May 24.

    The FBI, alongside DHS and the National Counterterrorism Center, said in Tuesday's memo that the Buffalo shooter's 700-plus page manifesto was "intended to serve as a manual for future attackers" and will "likely enhance the capabilities of potential mass casualty shooters who may be inspired by this attack," according to CBS.

    The Buffalo gunman's manifesto contains detailed descriptions of what federal law enforcement agencies say was an extensive planning process prior to the attack, and that it was "intended to serve as a manual for future attackers." The memo's authors say that increasing dissemination of the manifesto online will "likely enhance the capabilities of potential mass casualty shooters who may be inspired by this attack," according to CBS.

    The memo also revealed the past mass shooters that have been inspired by racially motivated attacks that came before them: the live-streamed 2019 attack in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 50 people dead allegedly inspired both the Buffalo shooter and the gunman who killed 23 at an El Paso, Texas Wal-Mart in 2019.

    ___

    (c)2022 the Houston Chronicle

    Visit the Houston Chronicle at www.chron.com

    Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

    Continue Reading

    Maine Shooting Suspect Hospitalized in July for Acting 'Erratically'

    N.Y. State Trooper Continues Run on 'The Voice'; Wins Battle Rounds

    Sponsored Recommendations

    Whitepaper: A New Paradigm in Digital Investigations

    July 28, 2023
    Modernize your agency’s approach to get ahead of the digital evidence challenge

    A New Paradigm in Digital Investigations

    June 6, 2023
    Modernize your agency’s approach to get ahead of the digital evidence challenge.

    Listen to Real-Time Emergency 911 Calls in the Field

    Feb. 8, 2023
    Discover advanced technology that allows officers in the field to listen to emergency calls from their vehicles in real time and immediately identify the precise location of the...

    2022 Transparency and Trust Report - Public Safety & Community Relationships

    Nov. 16, 2022
    Veritone releases its 2022 Law Enforcement Transparency and Trust Report delivering Five Key Findings of Community Sentiment on Policing

    Voice your opinion!

    To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Officer, create an account today!

    I already have an account

    Latest in Command/HQ

    Dreamstime | Officer.com News
    The Lineup Drone Image
    Command/HQ

    The Lineup Podcast: Eye in the Sky Combats Subway Surfing

    Joe Vince
    Dec. 1, 2023
    Nicolaus Czarnecki | MediaNews Group/Boston Herald | TNS
    Command/HQ

    Boston Police Union, City Tentatively Agree to New 5-Year Contract

    Dec. 1, 2023
    Photo 281873904 © Erik Lattwein | Dreamstime.com
    Command/HQ

    Pittsburgh Police to Roll Out New Street Crimes Unit Next Year

    Dec. 1, 2023

    Most Read

    2 Nev. State Police Troopers Struck, Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash

    Fleet Uptime Benefits Agencies and Communities

    Watch Gunfight with Man who Wanted 'to Shoot it Out' with Ohio Police

    Sponsored

    Whitepaper: A New Paradigm in Digital Investigations

    Officer
    https://www.facebook.com/officercom
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/officer-com
    https://twitter.com/officercom
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Do Not Sell or Share
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    © 2023 Endeavor Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
    Endeavor Business Media Logo