The FBI says a man shot and killed Tuesday in Belton was the subject of a domestic terrorism investigation and was actively planning a bombing.FBI agents were attempting to arrest Timothy Wilson, 36, in the 100 block of Wilbur Parish Circle in Belton.Authorities said Wilson, who was armed with a weapon, was injured and taken to a hospital, where he later died.The FBI said Wilson was the subject of a monthslong domestic terrorism investigation, which revealed him to be a potentially violent extremist, motivated by racial, religious and anti-government animus. Investigators said Wilson was actively planning to commit an act of domestic terrorism, a bombing, and decided to accelerate his plan to use a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The FBI said Wilson considered various targets and ultimately settled on a hospital in an attempt to harm many people."Wilson had taken the necessary steps to acquire materials needed to build an explosive device. At all times during the investigation, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force kept close track of Wilson in order to protect public safety," the FBI said in a news release.The FBI said it was ready to arrest Wilson when he arrived to pick up what he thought was a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. There was no actual bomb.

The FBI says a man shot and killed Tuesday in Belton was the subject of a domestic terrorism investigation and was actively planning a bombing.

FBI agents were attempting to arrest Timothy Wilson, 36, in the 100 block of Wilbur Parish Circle in Belton.


Authorities said Wilson, who was armed with a weapon, was injured and taken to a hospital, where he later died.

The FBI said Wilson was the subject of a monthslong domestic terrorism investigation, which revealed him to be a potentially violent extremist, motivated by racial, religious and anti-government animus.

Investigators said Wilson was actively planning to commit an act of domestic terrorism, a bombing, and decided to accelerate his plan to use a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The FBI said Wilson considered various targets and ultimately settled on a hospital in an attempt to harm many people.

"Wilson had taken the necessary steps to acquire materials needed to build an explosive device. At all times during the investigation, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force kept close track of Wilson in order to protect public safety," the FBI said in a news release.



The FBI said it was ready to arrest Wilson when he arrived to pick up what he thought was a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. There was no actual bomb.