12.02.25
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PATROL OFFICERS STOP POTENTIAL THREAT TARGETING THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE POLICE DEPARTMENT

(Wilmington, DE 19804) On Monday, November 24, 2025, at approximately 11:47 p.m., Patrol Officers from B-Squad were conducting a property check in Canby Park West when they observed a white Toyota Tacoma in the parkland, after hours. Officers initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and contacted the driver, and sole occupant, 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan of Wilmington.

Officers developed probable cause to order Khan out of the vehicle, and he refused to comply. Subsequently, Khan resisted arrest and was taken into custody by the officers. During their investigation, Officers discovered the following items in his vehicle:

  • Loaded Glock .357 handgun
  • Micro Conversion Kit for a Glock handgun
  • Four loaded 27-round extended magazines
  • Ballistic hard plate (body armor)
  • Binoculars, Laptop, Composition Notebook

Officers secured the vehicle and towed it to New Castle County Police Headquarters for further investigation. After a search warrant was obtained and executed, Officers located additional items, including:

  • A notebook containing notes on warfare techniques, premeditated assault plans, and a diagram of the University of Delaware Police Department.

Luqmaan Khan was transported to the New Castle County Police Headquarters and charged with the following:

  • One Felony Count of Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine
  • One Felony Count of Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • One Misdemeanor Count of Resisting Arrest
  • One Misdemeanor Count of Failure to have Insurance in Possession
  • One Misdemeanor Count of Presence in the Parks after Dark
  • One Violation of Expired Tags
  • One Violation of Failure to have a License in Possession

Luqmaan Kahn was arraigned and committed in lieu of $107,200 cash bail and subsequently turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for additional criminal charges.

Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and Evidence Detection Unit responded, along with agents from the FBI Baltimore Division’s Wilmington Resident Agency.

The University of Delaware was notified of the investigative findings.

The FBI Baltimore Division’s Wilmington Resident Agency is continuing the investigation.

The United States Department of Justice Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware has published a news release regarding this incident, which can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/wilmington-man-charged-after-machinegun-and-manifesto-are-found

Luqmaan Khan – 25