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UD Student Luqmaan Khan Found with Illegal Machine Gun and Attack Plans Targeting Campus Police

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On November 24, 2025, Anchorage -- Wilmington -- Delaware State Police stopped 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan, a UD undergraduate student, in a traffic stop and discovered a backpack containing a Glock converted to a fully automatic submachine gun, over 100 rounds of ammunition, a ballistic plate carrier, and a handwritten notebook with named UD police officers and a labeled diagram of the UD Police station. Investigators executed a search warrant at Khan's home and found an additional .556 rifle. Khan was charged with federal and state firearms offenses and the University of Delaware issued a campus safety advisory.

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UD Alert: The University of Delaware was made aware that a UD student has been arrested and charged with possessing illegal firearms and making plans that referenced University of Delaware Police. The individual is in custody and there is no ongoing threat to the campus. UD Police and federal law enforcement are coordinating to ensure campus safety. If you have any information or concerns, contact UD Police at 302-831-2222.

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Khan's notebook named a specific UDPD officer and included a diagram labeled 'UD Police Station' with entry and exit points annotated -- an unusual level of operational planning that federal prosecutors cited as distinguishing this from a general threat.
The traffic stop occurred on November 24, 2025; the search warrant at Khan's Wilmington home was executed November 25, recovering a .556 rifle and additional hollow-point ammunition, which formed the basis for federal charges alongside state charges.
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On November 24, 2025, Delaware State Police stopped Luqmaan Khan, 25, a University of Delaware undergraduate student from Wilmington, during a traffic stop. In his black backpack, officers found a Glock handgun with an illegal auto-conversion device (capable of firing approximately 1,200 rounds per minute), over 100 rounds of ammunition, a ballistic plate carrier, and a handwritten notebook containing the name of a specific UDPD officer and a diagram of the UD Police station with entry and exit points labeled, annotated with 'urban warfare' tactics and references to killing law enforcement. According to WHYY, a search warrant at Khan's Wilmington home on November 25 recovered a .556 rifle with scope and laser sight and additional hollow-point ammunition. NBC Philadelphia reported that Khan, a U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was charged with federal counts of possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm, plus multiple state charges. FBI involvement was confirmed. Khan was held without bail. The University of Delaware issued a campus advisory noting the individual was in custody and posed no ongoing threat. The incident occurred less than two months after a separate, unrelated bomb threat had evacuated UD buildings on September 30, 2025.
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  1. News
    UD student arrested with machine gun and plans to attack the school's campus - WHYY
    whyy.org
  2. News
    Police: University of Del. student, arrested with gun, planned attack on school - NBC Philadelphia
    nbcphiladelphia.com
  3. news
    FBI: University of Delaware student arrested after plotting attack on campus police - Police1
    police1.com
  4. News
    Delaware man charged with possessing machine gun, plans to attack university police - CBS Philadelphia
    cbsnews.com
  5. Official
    University of Delaware Police Department
    udel.edu
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