A student from the University of Delaware is facing allegations of planning an attack on the university’s police department, according to the Justice Department. This student, identified as Luqmaan Khan, allegedly crafted a meticulous scheme targeting campus law enforcement.
Luqmaan Khan, aged 25, was taken into custody after a traffic stop in New Castle County last week. During this stop, authorities reportedly discovered a .357 caliber Glock handgun loaded with 27 rounds. Alongside this, they found three additional 27-round magazines, an armored ballistic plate, and two notebooks—one being a marble composition notebook, as per the Justice Department’s report.
The Justice Department stated that one of the handwritten notebooks contained discussions about various weapons and firearms, detailing their potential use in an attack and strategies to evade law enforcement detection post-attack. This notebook allegedly mentioned a specific member of the University of Delaware Police Department by name and included a building layout marked with entry and exit points, labeled with the words “UD Police Station.”
Authorities claim that multiple weapons were discovered inside Khan’s vehicle during the traffic stop in Wilmington, Delaware. The notebook allegedly found with him outlined a detailed plan to assault the campus police department. (New Castle County Police Department)
Federal prosecutors revealed that the notebook also included warfare techniques, assault strategies, and a diagram specifically detailing the university police department.
Additional court documents have unveiled a layout of a university building, further emphasizing the seriousness of the alleged plot.
During an FBI search of Khan’s home in Wilmington, authorities found a Glock 19 9mm handgun equipped with an illegal machinegun conversion device, commonly called a “switch.”
Also recovered was a .556 rifle with a scope and a red dot sight, 11 more extended magazines, hollow-point rounds of ammunition, and a two-plate tactical vest equipped with a single ballistic plate, the Justice Department said.
A notebook was found on Luqmaan Khan, 25, with alleged plans to attack the University of Delaware Police Department. (Justice Department)
Khan was federally charged with illegally possessing a machinegun, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the university, but in a letter to the campus community, interim President Laura Carlson said Khan was an undergraduate student.
“The University has temporarily separated the student from the University, including a ban from all UD campuses while legal matters are being resolved. We have been working closely with law enforcement throughout this matter and are sharing this information with you now that we have been cleared to do so,” she said.
“There are no known or immediate threats to the University of Delaware community,” Carlson added.
She noted that authorities released “evidence of a plan that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department.”
A view of the Department of Justice seal in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
“This is frightening to all of us,” Carlson said.
“This case is a quintessential example of federal and state law enforcement collaborating to neutralize a grave threat to Delaware before the worst could come to pass,” said acting U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray.
