White supremacist, 36, is shot and killed by FBI after plotting to BLOW UP a Missouri hospital with a truck bomb because the federal government was too slow to react to the coronavirus crisis

  • Timothy Wilson, 36, was shot and killed by the FBI after he plotted to blow up a hospital in near Kansas City
  • The FBI targeted Wilson who they say was a potentially violent extremist whose hatred was fueled by religion, racial animosity, and government distrust
  • The FBI attempted to serve Wilson with a warrant as he was picking up what he believed to be a truck bomb but actually wasn't
  • Wilson was motived by religion, racial animosity, and distrust of the government, according to the FBI 
  • Wilson wanted to inflict 'severe harm and mass casualties', according to the FBI
  • Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

A man was shot and killed by the FBI on Tuesday after plotting to blow up a hospital in frustration to government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.  

Timothy Wilson, 36, was shot after the FBI attempted to serve him a warrant in Belton, Missouri. Wilson was rushed to a nearby hospital when he died from his injuries.

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The FBI had been tracking Wilson for months after they pinpointed him as a potentially violent extremist, driven by racial animus, religious zealotry, and distrust of the government.

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Wilson had planned on using the 'vehicle-borne' explosive mechanism to blow up a hospital near Kansas City. 

He purposely targeted a hospital treating people suffering from coronavirus to inflict 'severe harm and mass casualties.'

The FBI says Wilson was armed when they attempted to arrest him. At the time, he was picking up what he thought was a truck bomb but wasn't actually a bomb.

The FBI shot and killed Timothy Wilson, 36, after he planned to blow up a hospital in the Kansas City area due to the slow response to the coronavirus pandemic
Timothy Wilson lived with his grandmother (pictured right) at a house in Belton, Missouri
Wilson was shot and killed by FBI agents while trying to pick up what he thought was a bomb truck at this facility
This sign near a highway in Kansas City asks people to stay home to stop spread of coronavirus
Kansas City has a 30-day mandatory 'stay-at-home' order in place requiring all residents to remain in their homes during that time

According to the agency statement, Wilson grew frustrated with federal government efforts to slow coronavirus and 'decided to accelerate his plan to use a vehicle-born improvised explosive device in an attempt to cause severe harm and mass casualties.' 

As of Wednesday March 25, 2.30pm central time, Missouri had 356 cases of coronavirus and eight deaths from the virus, according to the Missouri Health Department.

Kansas City currently has a 'stay at home' order in place to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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