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Mack Davis, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime by attempting to carry out the mass killings in Owosso, about 25 miles west of Flint. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. The Justice Department will continue using every tool at our disposal to protect communities from the scourge of hate-fueled violence by prosecuting those who carry out or attempt to carry out such crimes.

Officials said Davis researched and wrote about dozens of mass killers in journals, on other items in his home and on social media between July of last year and June, when he was arrested on an unrelated charge. In those 11 months, Davis drafted a list of weapons he owned and weapons he intended to acquire to carry out his own mass killing, officials said.

By June, he had amassed an arsenal that included two firearms, magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a crossbow and arrows, assorted bomb-making parts, smoke grenades, tactical gear and several knives, officials said. Officials did not specify which political party the headquarters belonged to or whether the nearby bar is a gay bar.

Police arrested him after the shooting incident and he has remained in custody since June. He will be sentenced for planning the foiled attack at a later, unspecified date, according to the release.

Michigan man admits planning mass shooting of gay people

Ison, U. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, said in a statement. When asked for comment about the charges and subsequent plea, Bryan Sherer, Davis' attorney, described his client is "just twenty-two years old and vulnerable. Davis did not intentionally harm anyone despite having multiple opportunities to do so.

The information that was found by the police was found in Mr. Davis was brought to the attention of police only after purposefully shooting into multiple unoccupied vehicles," Sherer said in an email. At least two high-profile mass shootings have taken place at gay bars in the past decade. Ina man opened fire on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Pulse Nightclubkilling 49 people and injuring dozens more.

Police shot and killed the year-old male shooter at the site of the attack that same day. Ina nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Club Q, was similarly attacked, leaving five people dead and injuring 17 others. The year-old shooter pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to life in prison.

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