Authorities arrested a Texas mother for allegedly buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son who is accused of planning “mass targeted violence” at his school.
ABC News obtained an affidavit for Ashley Pardo, who is charged with “aiding in commission of terrorism.”
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INSANE! Texas mom allegedly bought son ammo, tactical gear to carry out mass shooting at middle school in exchange for babysitting.
The student was recently caught searching mass attacks on the school’s computer but was allowed to return. pic.twitter.com/Zbf0ioU2zC
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ABC News reports:
Back in January, Pardo’s son was first contacted in reference to “drawings of the local school he currently attended,” the affidavit said. These drawings included a map of the school — labeled “suicide route” — and the name of the school written beside a rifle, the affidavit said.
The son, who was not named in the affidavit, was contacted by officials at the time and described a “fascination with past mass shooters,” according to the affidavit.
In April, the son was found researching the 2019 Christchuch mosque shooting in New Zealand — a…
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