San Antonio Police arrested a man Saturday after he threatened to go on a shooting spree prompted by a delay getting his order at McDonald’s and a litany of other grievances, MySA reports.
Police arrested Christopher Stowe, 31, after he fired off a slew of online threats to carry out mass shootings at the River Walk, Spurs games, McDonald’s locations and the San Antonio Police Department, the news site reported, citing an arrest affidavit.
“I’m gonna be the … mass shooter. My body count is hopefully gonna be over … 100. Do I have to go to the River [Walk] and shoot everyone?” Stowe wrote in one message, according to MySA. “I gotta walk into a Spurs game and kill everyone. I love the Spurs, but I’ll kill every … fan. Just if it means killing people.”
Stowe became enraged after spending too long in a McDonald’s drive-thru on Thanksgiving Day, according to MySA’s reporting. In addition to his lousy fast-food experience, he also reportedly blamed his rage on rising costs and a general lack of opportunities for people his age.
“Millanials [sic] will never have anything,” Stowe wrote, according to MySA. “College did nothing. No more taking families [to the] lake for an affordable vacation. You know dinner in Vegas used to be [$10]. [Now it’s] literally 80.”
He also wrote a message stating that “years of dealing with unruly people have finally … done it,” according to the Express-News.
Eight anonymous tipsters alerted police to the messages Thursday, the daily also reports.
Authorities were able to tie the messages to Stowe after executing a digital records search warrant, according to the Express-News. Research reportedly showed the threats originated at Stowe’s home and workplace.
“The location data was consistent and repeated across multiple threatening submissions and could not reasonably be explained by coincidence, random proximity or shared public access,” police wrote in the affidavit obtained by the daily.
Police charged Stowe with making a terroristic threat, causing public fear of serious bodily injury. He remains in policy custody on $50,000 bail.
Stowe is set to appear in court Feb. 25.
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