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FBI: Man shot to death in Belton planned to bomb hospital
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man shot and killed Tuesday night by FBI agents in Belton was “a potentially violent extremist” according to new information from the FBI.
According to a statement issued Wednesday, Timothy Wilson, 36, “was the subject of a months-long domestic terrorism investigation” and was believed to be motivated by “by racial, religious, and anti-government animus.”
He was planning a bombing and “had considered several targets” over the course of several months, according to the FBI.
“With the current health crisis, Wilson decided to accelerate his plan to use a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in an attempt to cause severe harm and mass casualties,” the FBI in a statement about the incident. “Wilson considered various targets and ultimately settled on an area hospital in an attempt to harm many people, targeting a facility that is providing critical medical care in today's environment.”
According to the FBI, Wilson had “taken the necessary steps” to acquire materials needed to build the bomb. He was being monitored at all times by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force “in order to protect public safety.”
FBI agents were executing a probable cause warrant Tuesday night in the 100 block of Wilbur Parish Circle and attempting to arrest Wilson, who was armed during the encounter when he was ultimately shot and killed.
Wilson believed he was picking up the bomb, which didn’t actually exist, during Tuesday’s encounter, which was coordinated with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.