University of Delaware Student Arrested with Firearms
A student from the University of Delaware was arrested after police found a significant cache of firearms, bulletproof vests, and a notebook that contained plans for a potential school shooting. This individual, Luqman Khan, who is 25 years old, is originally from Afghanistan and lived as a refugee in Pakistan before eventually moving to the U.S., where he later became a citizen.
Khan’s background is a bit murky. Initially, U.S. officials described him as a Pakistani immigrant, but that claim was later disputed by the Pakistani embassy, which clarified his Afghan origins. It’s a little unclear exactly when he arrived in the States, but Delaware State Police commented that he was quite young at the time, and Pakistani officials indicated that he had spent most of his life in the U.S.
His arrest occurred shortly before midnight on November 24, when police found him parked in a closed public park. Officers tried to communicate with Khan, but he did not respond. As a result, they conducted a search of his vehicle.
What they discovered was alarming. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, underneath the seat, they found a handgun, multiple 27-round magazines, a bulletproof vest, and a device that could modify the pistol into a semi-automatic rifle.
Alongside these weapons, police also located a notebook that detailed a plan to attack campus police at the University of Delaware, where Khan was an undergraduate.
The contents of that notebook were particularly troubling, featuring phrases like “kill everyone, martyrdom.” Remarkably, Khan reportedly told police afterward that becoming a martyr is “one of the greatest things a person can do.”
When authorities searched Khan’s residence in Wilmington, they found even more concerning items. Among them was an AR-style rifle equipped with a red-dot sight and another handgun modified to function as a fully automatic weapon.
They also discovered nearly a dozen loaded extended ammunition magazines and several additional bulletproof vests. Notably, none of these weapons were registered.
Khan is currently in jail, facing charges related to illegal possession of a machine gun as the investigation continues.
