A 19-year-old man who identifies as a transgender woman has been arrested after a police investigation found that he was planning mass shootings at schools and churches in Colorado.
The news was made public on Thursday, but the arrest happened last Friday – just days after a transgender terrorist killed six people, including three children, in a targeted attack at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to KRDO, 19-year-old William Whitworth, who identifies as “Lilly,” was charged after allegedly targeting schools and churches in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
When arrested, the suspect allegedly “visibly shook” his head “indicating yes” when asked by officers if he was going to shoot up a school. He said that he had been planning the attacks for over a month and that he had been writing a manifesto.
In the suspect’s home, officers found his manifesto, the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrick Engels, and a notebook with suicidal ideations.
Whitworth was arrested and formally charged with criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree (two counts), criminal mischief, menacing, and interference with staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions.
The arrest came just days after a separate transgender individual, a 28-year-old woman claiming to be a man, attacked a private Christian school in Nashville. She killed six people, including three children, before being shot and killed by police.
Investigators say that the tragedy was a “targeted attack” and that the shooter was a former student of the private Christian school. Additionally, the attack took place just days before a planned “Day of Vengeance” by transgender activists in Washington, D.C., for March 31-April 2 which had been raising money for firearm training for people who identify as trans.