Apparently a fire alarm that was triggered in a University of Central Florida dormitory led to the exposure of a former student about to be evicted who had acquired an arsenal of weapons and explosive devices that he planned to use to to carry out an attack on innocent people at the campus.
A former student at the University of Central Florida had amassed four explosive devices, two guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition before killing himself in the dorm room from which he was soon to be evicted, police said Monday.
UCF Police Chief Richard Beary said writings found in the room indicated that the student, James Seevakumaran, 30, had planned an attack on the campus.
The police chief went on to say that Seevakumaran pointed a gun at a resident of the dorm after a fire alarm was pulled. That person called 911. Some time shortly after that, Seevakumaran shot himself. Police speculate that Seevakumaran himself pulled the fire alarm to get other residents to flee the dorm, but the rapid response of the police “threw off his timeline” and rather than be apprehended he chose to commit suicide as police responded to the 911 call.
Seevakumaran pulled a gun on another student, who then called police, said University of Central Florida Police Chief Richard Beary. He then killed himself with a shot to the head moments later as police officers were responding to the call.
“His timeline got off,” Beary said. “We think the rapid response of law enforcement may have changed his ability to think quickly on his feet.” […]
CBS affiliate WKMG reports that police found two guns in Seevakumaran’s dorm room, including an American-Tech tactical .22 caliber rifle. They were traced back to an Orlando guns store. Police also found four improvised explosive devices and hundreds of rounds of ammo were, according to Julie Torres of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
An American-Tech tactical .22 caliber rifle is very similar to an AR-15 .22 caliber rifle such as the one used in the Newtown shooting at Sandy Hook.
