FBI director issues stern warning after Michigan mass shooting plot is foiled

FBI Director Kash Patel issued a strong warning after the bureau thwarted a mass shooting plot at a military base on behalf of ISIS. Patel emphasized that anyone targeting the U.S. military or collaborating with foreign terrorist organizations will face full prosecution under the law.

The incident involved a former Michigan Army National Guard member, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, who was arrested for planning a mass shooting near the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) center at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan.

Said was reported to have launched a drone in support of the attack plan and advised an undercover FBI agent to ensure they had enough ammunition for the attack. He now faces charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device, with a maximum penalty of 20 years per count if convicted.

In April, two undercover officers expressed intent to carry out Said’s plan under ISIS direction. Said provided assistance to the attack plan, including providing armor-piercing ammunition, conducting operational reconnaissance with a drone, training on firearms and constructing Molotov cocktails for the attack, and planning various details of the attack.

Said began communicating with an undercover FBI agent in June 2024, whom he believed to be an ISIS supporter. He enlisted in the Michigan Army National Guard in 2022 and was discharged in December 2024.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading the investigation into the case, with Patel commending the swift action that potentially saved lives. The article was contributed to by Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman.

Brooke Singman, a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel, and FOX Business, reported on this development.