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A man in Florida was arrested Friday after investigators were alerted by text messages in which he reportedly detailed his intention to "shoot as many people as possible in a large crowd," according to a local sheriff's office.
Tristan Scott Wix, 25, of Daytona Beach, was charged with threatening large-scale shooting, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.
In a text, he said he wanted his shot beats a world record.
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It was unclear who Wix was sending SMS when he allegedly uttered these threats.
Investigators found Wix Friday in a supermarket parking lot at Daytona Beach Shores, where they arrested him, according to the sheriff's office.
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In an interview, Wix told the detectives that he did not own any firearms but was fascinated by the mass shootings, the bureau added.
Tristan Scott Wix was arrested on Friday.
(Office of the Sheriff of Volusia County)
Sheriff's detectives were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for Wix's home Friday, officials said in a Facebook post. We did not know immediately what had been found.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood congratulated Wix's ex-girlfriend for alerting MPs, Fox reported.
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"She did what we begged community members to do: see something, say something and take it from there," added Chitwood.
Wix was held without bail in the prison of the Volusia County Branch.
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