WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement in reaction to police arresting and charging a man with felony crimes for an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, Illinois:
"This horrific attempted attack in Aurora goes against everything America stands for. I'm deeply grateful to both the suspect's coworkers who alerted law enforcement and to the heroic first responders who acted swiftly to save lives. While the worst was prevented and fortunately no one was hurt, it remains a tragedy in and of itself that such an evil plot against the Hindu community was even conceived. It is ...