Overview
- Federal agents arrested an unnamed 17-year-old from McKinney, Texas, after he acquired a firearm on October 5, local station WFAA reported based on federal law enforcement sources.
- Authorities say the youth was plotting to shoot Rep. Keith Self at a public event and to carry out a separate ISIS-inspired attack in North Texas, and he remains in federal custody.
- Sources told reporters the suspect had recently become radicalized by ISIS material found online and was under federal monitoring before the arrest.
- Self thanked the FBI and said he and his family are safe, noting his recent anti-Sharia work and co-founding of the Sharia‑Free America Caucus as possible context for why he may have been targeted.
- The initial report came from WFAA, the FBI has not issued a public statement, and local reporting says federal prosecutors are weighing whether to seek adult charges as the investigation continues.