Bad Bunny concert allegedly targeted by mass shooter

The rapper's Atlanta shows were targeted by a man who planned to stage a mass shooting in the hope of inciting a "race war"

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The US federal government has charged a man who allegedly planned to stage a mass shooting at a Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta, in the hope of inciting a “race war” before the 2024 presidential election.

Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was charged in Arizona on Tuesday (11 June) with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Firearms Trafficking, and Transfer of a Firearm for Use in a Hate Crime.

The indictment alleges that between January and March this year, Prieto was held under surveillance by…

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