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COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON – A terrifying and meticulously planned attack at a Washington shopping mall was narrowly prevented last month, thanks to a tip and rapid action by the FBI and local law enforcement.
On May 22, 2025, deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a local teenager accused of plotting a mass attack at Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington—about 50 miles north of Portland, just off I-5.
According to the FBI Portland Field Office, the bureau received a tip on May 19 about disturbing online chatter. What they uncovered was a detailed plan involving an improvised chlorine bomb and a shooting spree designed to
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