Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 200 guns in his home, officials find

[Ptah]

Source: KVOA (Tucson TV)

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the shooting of a Democratic National Committee office in suburban Phoenix had more than 200 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, leading law enforcement to believe he may have been planning a mass casualty event.

Maricopa County prosecutor Neha Bhatia said at Jeffrey Michael Kelly’s initial court appearance on Wednesday that federal agents told her about the large seizure made after Kelly’s arrest. Scopes, body armor and silencers were also found, she said. A machine gun was discovered in the car he was driving.

The sheer size of the cache led authorities to believe “this person was preparing to commit an act of mass casualty,” Bhatia said.

Police said Kelly, 60, allegedly fired BB pellets and then gunshots at the glass front door and a window of the Arizona Democrats’ field office in Tempe. Police found three .22 caliber bullet casings while searching Kelly's trash, according to court documents.

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[Klarkashton]

1. Trump is a piece of shit so he attracts shit flies.

That guy is a maga maniac.

[Speaks2]

2. Trash?

He took the casings away from the scene and put them in his own trash? That would make him one dumber than believable SOB. Also, didn't the shootings take place over a long enough period of time that garbage gets collected?

Not pushing any conspiracy and glad the piece of garbage got busted, but that last sentence sounds weird.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Probably has his own shooting range, or just uses his back yard, and damn the neighbors.

Besides, when you've got a quarter million rounds of ammo, it's hard to keep track of every round.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

3. Mr Kelly has entered the Find Out Phase

Good thing, too. This guy needed to be stopped, he was working up his nerve like Mom would say. Rehearsing for Nov 5th.

He should spend the rest of his life in a high security mental health facility.

[llmart]

4. Did he buy all those guns legally?

He's probably one of those MAGAts who bitches and moans about the cost of eggs and milk but has an arsenal worth thousands of dollars.

[C0RI0LANUS]

5. Great point. But thanks to this lunatic, perhaps his arsenal will be donated forthwith to Ukraine.