Police say they thwarted 'potential active shooter' outside church in Virginia
Police say they thwart "potential active shooter" outside church in Virginia. A Virginia man was arrested at a church after allegedly being found inside with a loaded semi-automatic pistol with an additional magazine, a folding knife and a folding "credit card"-style knife, according to police. Fairfax County police arrested 35-year-old Rui Jiang after becoming tipped off by a Maryland woman who called Anne Arundel Police to report that Jiang allegedly made suspicious posts that inlcuded "vague threats" on Instagram, according to the police report. Fairfax Police Chief Kevin Davis said, "This was a thwart ed diabolical plot to kill church goers in Haymarket, Virginia, and local law enforcement stopped it.” MORE: 10 dead, 10 wounded in mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, with suspect found dead Anne Arundel Police alerted Fairfax Couty police that Jiang allegedly made threats against the Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Virginia, "In the ...