The landscape of human rage and despair, once more manifested in threats of violence that cast a pall over a city's celebrations, a man named Christopher Stowe has been arrested after a series of ominous rants were conveyed to the San Antonio Police Department through an anonymous tip line, as reported by KENS 5. From 1 p.m. to about 6:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, the Tip411 digital reporting platform received several alarming messages claiming a planned mass shooting and indicating a potential for a significant loss of life.
Stowe, who is 31, starkly stated in his alleged messages "I'm done and I'm going to do a mass shooting," "I don't want to but years of anger and dealing with unruly people have finally f***ing done it, I'm going to kill people unless the police kill me first," these words causing immediate and understandable concern for public safety; his threats pinpointed locations frequented by many, including the River Walk and Spurs games, whisper of chaos "My body count is hopefully gonna be over 100," he said, "This is not a threat. This is a promise," in an ominous decree that San Antonio Police Department couldn't help but consider seriously and respond accordingly, as stated by KENS5.
The authorities acted with alacrity obtaining search warrants for digital records that unveiled a troubling connection between the IP address logs and historical location data, with Stowe's known workplace and residence as FOX San Antonio detailed. The affidavit doesn't expressly disclose his place of employment but alludes to McDonald's in the threatening discourse the investigation procured Stowe as the originator these vitriolic submissions. Following his arrest, Stowe was booked into the Bexar County Jail on a charge of a terroristic threat and jail records indicate that he has since been released on a $50,000 bond.
