Man told @SantaMonicaPD officer of wanting to harm Gay Pride event during arrest for weapons and explosive materials possession. A heavily armed man who said he was heading to a gay pride parade in Los Angeles was arrested early on June 12. The individual, identified as James Howell, 20, appeared to be unrelated to the Orlando shooting, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The arrest triggered a call to the Los Angeles County bomb squad, which was still examining the parked car as of 11:45 a.m., he said. Pride Festival, Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed his horror at the massacre that killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2016 20:43 UTC