The FBI says it stopped a potential mass shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota. In FBI Director Kash Patel’s own words, “Today the FBI arrested an individual who allegedly obtained a weapon to carry out an attack in support of ISIS.” “Allegedly” isn’t an appropriate choice of words because weapons were actually obtained, and those weapons were given to the suspect by the FBI. Here’s some important context… Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was 16 when the FBI began communicating with him through a confidential source in December 2024. According to federal prosecutors, the teenager spent almost two years discussing terrorism, joining ISIS and carrying out a mass-casualty attack. By July 2026, prosecutors say Mohamud had identified the Mall of America as his target and talked about killing as many as 60 people. He later discussed obtaining a gun, recruiting others and pledged allegiance to ISIS. The FBI then stepped in with what it described as an intervention. On Oct. 6, undercover agents arranged to sell Mohamud an AK-47, four magazines and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition for $600. Mohamud went forward with the deal and was arrested shortly afterward. The government says the operation prevented a planned attack. Yes, but the FBI also played a direct role in the operation that led to the planned attack, which gives the impression of entrapment. And why did it take nearly two years for the investigation to culminate in a weapons transaction? One could say they were grooming him, keeping Mohamud, a child at the time, in their back pocket. Were they waiting until he could be prosecuted as a man, right before Minnesota’s general election? Because, after all, it wouldn’t look good for the FBI to sell weapons to a child. No one should applaud this as a success if the FBI helped him get weapons. Also, this is a minor. He should’ve been flagged for help not watched for entrapment. The post The Two-Year Road to an Arrest appeared first on Redacted.