Man Allegedly Armed With AK-47 Days Arrested Near RNC Venue After Trump Assassination Attempt
On Monday, a 21-year-old man was arrested just blocks from the Fiserv Forum, the site of the ongoing Republican National Convention, after being found with a weapon and ammunition.
Law enforcement sources informed Fox News’ Bill Melugin that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and US Capitol Police were patrolling the security perimeter of the RNC when they noticed a suspicious man wearing a mask. The individual was armed with an AK-47 pistol, a full magazine, and a “Scream” mask in a large backpack.
BREAKING: Per federal law enforcement source, yesterday, HSI & Capitol Police surveilling the RNC secure perimeter stopped a suspicious man wearing a ski mask blocks away from Fiserv Forum. I’m told he had a AK47 pistol, a full magazine, & a Scream mask in a large backpack he was… pic.twitter.com/cMwxdvv38d
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 16, 2024
The Milwaukee Police reported that the arrest occurred around 1 pm on the 1200 block of N 11th Street after Capitol Police observed the man “looking suspicious, wearing a ski mask and a large tactical backpack in the street.”
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman stated that out-of-state officers fired on the suspect after he lunged at another individual with knives in each hand. This incident took place less than a mile from the security perimeter surrounding the Fiserv Forum, where the convention’s main activities are occurring.
In a separate incident on Tuesday, a woman associated with the left-wing protest group Code Pink was arrested outside a convention-related breakfast event at a local hotel following an altercation with Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
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