When Keegan Casteel was arrested two years ago after a rifle, a pistol and ammunition were found in his downtown Chicago hotel room, both the mayor and the police superintendent proclaimed that a possible mass attack had been averted.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the seized guns “weapons of war.” Supt. David Brown said Casteel’s arrest “likely prevented a tragedy from happening.” Both suggested that Casteel, visiting with his family from Iowa, may have intended to fire on Navy Pier crowds.
