{"id":104823,"date":"2024-06-14T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/arizona-man-accused-of-wanting-to-gun-down-people-at-bad-bunny-concert-to-start-a-race-war-in-atlanta-ahead-of-the-election\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T12:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:32:05","slug":"arizona-man-accused-of-wanting-to-gun-down-people-at-bad-bunny-concert-to-start-a-race-war-in-atlanta-ahead-of-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/arizona-man-accused-of-wanting-to-gun-down-people-at-bad-bunny-concert-to-start-a-race-war-in-atlanta-ahead-of-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona man accused of wanting to gun down people at Bad Bunny concert to start a \u201crace war\u201d in Atlanta ahead of the election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Authorities have uncovered a plot by an Arizona man to carry out a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at Atlanta&#8217;s State Farm Arena. The 58-year-old suspect, Mark Adams Prieto, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday (Jun. 11, 2024). The charges include firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime, and possession of an unregistered firearm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/arizona-man-planned-mass-shooting-targeting-african-americans-atlanta-rcna156735\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/arizona-man-planned-mass-shooting-targeting-african-americans-atlanta-rcna156735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to the indictment<\/a>, Prieto conspired with two individuals, who were actually informants working with the FBI, between January and May 2024. The plan was to execute the shooting during a concert at the Atlanta venue in May.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1595\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1-1160x1595.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Bunny Performing At Kaseya Center\" class=\"wp-image-100025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1-1160x1595.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1-800x1100.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1-1117x1536.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1-860x1183.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bad Bunny performs during The Most Wanted Tour at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on May 24, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell\/INSTARimages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although authorities did not disclose the specific event, the dates mentioned in the indictment coincide with performances by popular singer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/bad-bunny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bad Bunny<\/a><\/strong> at the arena.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began when Prieto allegedly expressed his desire \u201cto incite a race war\u201d before the 2024 United States Presidential Election to a man at a gun show. Prieto, a vendor at the Crossroads of the West gun shows in Prescott, reportedly traded firearms without official oversight, using cash transactions to avoid interference from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms &amp; Explosives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"218\" alt=\"Mark Adams Prieto\" class=\"wp-image-100027 perfmatters-lazy\" style=\"width:771px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/preito2_p7jzlh.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/preito2_p7jzlh.jpeg\" alt=\"Mark Adams Prieto\" class=\"wp-image-100027\" style=\"width:771px;height:auto\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Department of Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On January 21, Prieto allegedly discussed his plan with an undercover FBI agent and an informant, expressing his intention to target a rap concert in Atlanta due to the city&#8217;s significant Black population. He reportedly stated that a rap concert would have a \u201chigh concentration of African Americans\u201d and planned to leave confederate flags at the scene while shouting racist slogans.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say Prieto sold rifles to one of the informants multiple times. On May 14, law enforcement officers pulled Prieto over on a New Mexico interstate, discovering seven firearms in his possession. A subsequent search of his home revealed more firearms, including an unregistered short-barreled rifle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" alt=\"Bad Bunny Performing At Kaseya Center\" class=\"wp-image-100026 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1160x1740.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1160x1740.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-860x1290.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1160x1740.jpg\" alt=\"Bad Bunny Performing At Kaseya Center\" class=\"wp-image-100026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1160x1740.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024-860x1290.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bad-bunny-06142024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bad Bunny performs during The Most Wanted Tour at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on May 24, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell\/INSTARimages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During questioning, Prieto admitted to discussing an attack but claimed he was traveling to visit his mother in Florida, not Atlanta. He also acknowledged selling an AR-15 to the undercover FBI agent, stating it \u201cwould be a good gun to use in the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Prieto faces up to 15 years in prison for each count of firearms trafficking and transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime, and up to 10 years for possessing an unregistered firearm. He could also be fined up to $250,000 for each charge.<\/p>\n<p>People are fucked up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/arizona-man-accused-of-wanting-to-gun-down-people-at-bad-bunny-concert-to-start-a-race-war-in-atlanta-ahead-of-the-election\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=arizona-man-accused-of-wanting-to-gun-down-people-at-bad-bunny-concert-to-start-a-race-war-in-atlanta-ahead-of-the-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities have uncovered a plot by an Arizona man to carry out a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at Atlanta&#8217;s State Farm Arena. The 58-year-old suspect, Mark Adams Prieto, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday (Jun. 11, 2024). The charges include firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}