FBI arrests 18-year-old in alleged Mall of America ISIS attack plot

Federal authorities arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Minnesota on Tuesday, accusing him of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning a mass shooting at the Mall of America. Investigators say he had been monitored since December 2024 and bought an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition for $600 from an undercover FBI informant. He allegedly told the informant he intended to kill between 30 and 60 people. He faces one federal firearms-terrorism charge.