A University of Delaware student has been arrested after police uncovered what they say was a detailed plan to carry out an armed attack on the campus police department.
Luqmaan Khan, 25, was taken into custody after officers found weapons, tactical gear, and a notebook outlining assault plans during a late-night traffic stop. Police approached Khan at around 11:47 p.m. as he sat in a white Toyota Tacoma. He initially refused to leave the vehicle and resisted officers, who then searched the car.
Inside, officers seized a .357 Glock handgun loaded with 27 rounds, three additional 27-round magazines, a loaded Glock 9mm magazine, an armored ballistic plate, and a notebook containing diagrams of the University of Delaware Police Department building. The notebook referenced an officer by name and marked entry and exit points.
Khan, who was born in Pakistan and is an undergraduate at the university, faces multiple felony weapons charges, including possession of a large-capacity magazine and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He was arraigned on $107,200 cash bail and later transferred to the FBI for additional federal charges. The university has banned him from all campuses.
The arrest follows a separate incident in Washington last week, when authorities said 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot and critically injured two National Guard soldiers on patrol near Farragut Square, a short distance from the White House. The Trump administration has since suspended immigration applications from Afghan nationals.
