Overview
- Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who pleaded guilty Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, admitted to attempting to commit terrorism across national borders and will be sentenced on Aug. 12, 2026, a charge that carries up to life in prison.
- Prosecutors say he planned a mass shooting at a prominent Brooklyn Jewish center timed to the Oct. 7 anniversary with the stated goal of killing as many Jews as possible.
- Investigators report he directed undercover officers to obtain AR‑style rifles, ammunition, and knives, identified specific areas inside the target site, and lined up a human smuggler to cross from Canada.
- Authorities arrested him on Sept. 4, 2024, near Ormstown, Quebec, about 12 miles from the U.S. border, and he was extradited to the United States in June 2025 after a joint FBI–RCMP effort.
- Charging documents trace his turn toward violence to late‑2023 online ISIS propaganda, underscoring how lone actors can fix on symbolic dates and vulnerable religious sites and why sustained monitoring can prevent mass‑casualty attacks.