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Hindu temple shooting plot foiled near Chicago after teen's gun jammed

Palatine, Illinois, resident Alexandros Paporakis faces terrorist threat and weapons charges; he works at a Taco Bell and is presumed innocent.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:04 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Hindu temple mass shooting thwarted after ‘sociopathic white supremacist’ teen’s gun jammed near Chicago”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:04 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Chicago.
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New York PostHindu temple mass shooting thwarted after ‘sociopathic white supremacist’ teen’s gun jammed near Chicago

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA planned mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago was stopped when the suspect's gun jammed, according to the New York Post.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe suspect is Alexandros Paporakis, a teenager from Palatine, Illinois, who works as a cashier at a Taco Bell.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Post quotes a description of him as a sociopathic white supremacist. That is the paper's wording, and the court will decide what is proven.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe coverage does not say how the plot came apart beyond the jam, and the worshippers are the people who matter tonight.