DESTIN — Florida authorities on Thursday identified a North Carolina former police officer who was reportedly planning a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival this weekend.
Christopher Gillum was arrested Wednesday evening by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies at a Destin hotel along Scenic Highway 98. Gillum had a handgun and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition when he was arrested. Gillum was located using the county’s FLOCK camera system, deputies added.
According to deputies, he planned on driving to New Orleans to conduct a mass shooting and then commit suicide by cop. This weekend is the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival…