A mother has done “a heroic thing” by reporting her son to the police and saving a screening of Breaking Dawn: Part 2 from enduring the same fate as a Colorado theater suffered while screening Dark Knight Rises back in June. 20-year-old Blaec Lammers from Bolivar, Missouri, was arrested by police and later charged with several offences, including making a terrorist threat. Bolivar Police Detective Dusty Ross said that, following his arrest, Lammers revealed to police that he had bought tickets to go and see the movie and was planning on shooting moviegoers in the theatre that night.
Det. Ross suggested the Lammers, however, had realised he might run out of ammunition and instead may have altered his plans to target a nearby Walmart. This would have allowed Lammers to break into where the ammunition is stored and continue shooting. Det. Ross mentioned that there are some people that will make threats towards other people or towards certain events, but not act on them, whereas Lammers had gone beyond that.
"He got the idea, he purchased the guns, purchased the ammo, went out and practiced using the gun, got his venue, got tickets to the venue, then thought 'Well, maybe if I run out of ammo, I need to pick a different venue.’” Det. Ross said.
While it would have been hard for a mother to report her own son, several moviegoers can be grateful that Lammers’ mother did so, as they all return safely to their homes.
Source: E! Online
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