Mass Shooting at Vienna Georgia Block Party Kills Two, Injures Thirty-Five
Two men were shot dead and 35 others injured when more than 50 rounds were fired from multiple positions at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia drawing more than 1,000 attendees; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over from Dooly County sheriffs who were on scene when shooting began.
Portland Teenager Faces Domestic Terrorism Charges in School Chemical Attack
Domestic terrorism charges were filed against a Portland high school student on October 2 after investigators determined the September 8 release of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide in the school cafeteria was intentional, with 19 total felony counts including 12 charges of attempted murder.
Washington State Energy Department Worker Arrested for Aiding Designated Terror Group
A Department of Energy employee in Richland, Washington was arrested October 1 for allegedly traveling to Yemen, acquiring drone and explosive materials inside the US, and trying to improve Houthi communications systems, the first such federal employee case since the group's FTO designation.
Omani Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Tel Aviv-Bound Flight
An Omani co-pilot nine months into his employment attacked the captain of Flydubai Flight 981 on September 30 with a knife, was subdued by passengers after the plane entered a descent, and Israel suspended all Flydubai landing rights after the aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia.
Five British Nationals Arrested in Plot Targeting US Air Force Base
Police stopped three vans near RAF Fairford before dawn on September 27 and arrested five British nationals on terrorism suspicion; MI5 raised its alert posture for Iranian networks in the UK while counter-terrorism investigators examine a possible Iranian connection.
Uzbek ISIS Financier Extradited to Brooklyn After Decade as Fugitive
Davud Ansariy, who left the US in 2016 after running a Brooklyn ISIS financing and travel network, was arraigned in federal court in New York on September 23 following extradition from Georgia, where he had been arrested in August.