Former police officer arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at festival
Christopher Gillum, a 45-year-old former law enforcement officer, was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a festival in New Orleans. Gillum was taken into custody at a hotel in Destin, Florida, where a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammunition were recovered.
Christopher Gillum, 45, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was arrested Wednesday evening at a hotel in Destin, Florida. Authorities found a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammunition in his room. Gillum allegedly planned to travel to a festival in New Orleans to conduct a mass shooting and then commit suicide by cop. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, known as Jazz Fest, was set to begin Thursday. Gillum was a law enforcement officer in North Carolina for over a decade, working for at least three law enforcement agencies. License plate reader technology helped police find Gillum, who is being held in the Okaloosa County Jail pending extradition to Louisiana.
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