Bad Bunny concert reportedly targeted by mass shooter planning to incite race war

A Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta was targeted by a man planning a mass shooting to incite a race war, a court has heard.

Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted Tuesday, June 11, by an Arizona federal grand jury on charges of firearm trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime and possession of a firearm. unrecorded fire.

The indictment alleges that between January and March of this year, Prieto was placed under surveillance by the FBI after a source reported that he had expressed a desire to incite a race war before the 2024 US presidential election (via NBC News).

The source reportedly told the FBI that they spoke to Prieto more than 15 times over the course of three years at gun shows, with the affidavit indicating that the discussions became increasingly suspicious and alarming over time. The source said one of the comments included Prieto “advocating a mass shooting,” targeting black people, Jews or Muslims, the affidavit added.

The source said, “Prieto believes martial law will be implemented shortly after the 2024 election and that a mass shooting is expected to occur before then,” and reportedly asked the source at the end of the year last if they were “ready to kill a group of people”.

Prieto also allegedly attempted to recruit an undercover FBI agent to help him plan the mass shooting, apparently targeting two Bad Bunny shows at Atlanta's State Farm Arena on May 14 and 15.

Prieto was arrested on May 14 while in possession of seven firearms, and if convicted, Prieto faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both for two first offenses, and a maximum of 10 years in prison and the same fine. or both for the third.

Meanwhile, last October, Bad Bunny released his fifth studio album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” (“Nobody Knows What's Gonna Happen Tomorrow”). In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Through his sprawling and ambitious album, Bad Bunny transforms the trappings of stardom into Latin trap gold and, as his album title promises, he continues to forge his own path with high carpe diem energy . »

Shortly after, he reacted furiously to a viral AI track created using a replica of his voice. “Demo #5: Nostalgia” was created using FlowGPT and also featured the vocals of Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber.

The Puerto Rican rapper took to his WhatsApp channel to talk about the song. “There are people I understand, and others I don't understand… There are people I connect with, and others I don't understand.”

“If you like this shitty song that's viral on TikTok, leave this group now. You don't deserve to be my friends.