With the suspects now facing federal gun charges, a judge has dismissed state gun charges against two men who police said planned a mass shooting in Richmond on the Fourth of July.
Balcarcel-Bavagas was charged in a federal criminal complaint with entering the U.S. illegally. His attorney, Samuel Simpson V, did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment. An affidavit written by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent said Balcarcel-Bavagas was deported twice previously — in 2013 and 2014 — and re-entered the U.S. illegally.
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Clint Seal said there was evidence of a planned shooting, but not at a specific location. No details about the alleged shooting plot have been included in documents filed in state or federal court, and police have not revealed any motive.
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