Man arrested after threatening mass shooting, Bend police say

Police arrested a Bend man Friday after receiving a report that the man was preparing for a potential mass shooting.

Nathaniel Benjamin Wright, 36, was taken into custody May 30 after a family member notified Bend police that Wright intended to commit a mass shooting following an argument with family members.

Officers went to Wright’s home on Northeast Waller Avenue and launched a drone to monitor the location. Police then watched Wright exit his home wearing a ballistic vest and carrying an AR-15-style rifle.

Before Wright could drive his truck out of the driveway, officers stopped the vehicle. Wright was ordered at gunpoint to step out of the vehicle and was arrested.

Read more: The Oregonian