A routine late-night traffic stop at a Wilmington park uncovered what authorities say was a chilling, premeditated attack plan — and netted a 25-year-old undergraduate: Luqmaan Khan.
Just before midnight on November 24, police patrolling Canby Park West spotted a white pickup parked after hours. The sole occupant — Khan — refused repeated orders to exit the vehicle. When officers finally moved to detain him, he resisted arrest. Inside the truck, officers discovered a loaded .357-caliber Glock pistol fitted with a micro-conversion brace kit, three additional fully loaded 27-round magazines, a ballistic plate (body armor), binoculars, a laptop — and a marble composition notebook.
What authorities found in that notebook is raising alarm. The marble journal reportedly contained detailed notes on warfare techniques, premeditated assault plans, and a hand-drawn map of University of Delaware Police Department (UDPD) — complete with labeled entry and exit points. The notebook even named a member of the department as a potential target.
In his writings, Khan allegedly described how different weapons — from pistols to rifles, even knives and tear gas — would be used in various scenarios: “urban warfare setups,” “room-clearing,” “open-space assault,” and “silent kills.” The complaint states that he evaluated tactical advantages depending on environment: a rifle for open areas, a pistol for quick engagement, even a knife for “no noise kills.” Tear gas and grenades were also on the list.
After the arrest, federal agents secured a search warrant for his Wilmington home. There they uncovered additional weapons: a Glock 9 mm handgun outfitted with an illegal conversion device (commonly called a “switch,” which can turn the pistol into a fully automatic weapon), an M4-style rifle with a scope and red-dot sight, 10+ extended magazines, hollow-point ammunition, and a tactical vest with another ballistic plate. None of the firearms were registered.
Khan now faces serious federal charges — including possession of a machinegun and unregistered firearms — as well as multiple state charges: carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession of a large-capacity magazine, resisting arrest, and other misdemeanor offenses. If convicted on the federal machinegun charge, he could face up to 10 years behind bars.
In response, University of Delaware interim president Laura Carlson said the student has been banned from all campuses while legal proceedings unfold. University officials emphasized there is no known ongoing threat to the broader school community — but said the case “is frightening to all of us.”
Law-enforcement officials described this as a textbook example of how vigilance and coordination between local police and federal agents — here, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Castle County Police Department — can disrupt a potentially catastrophic threat, before it ever becomes reality.
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