That attempted copycat didn't take long. The copycat element definitely exists, and the media attention plays a part too. How the hell do you go into a grocery store bathroom with 6 guns? Just another day in the Wild West (South).
ABC News
Atlanta man arrested with 6 guns, body armor at Publix grocery store
Wed, March 24, 2021, 10:28 PM
Two days after 10 people were murdered at a grocery store in Colorado, a man was arrested at an Atlanta supermarket with a semiautomatic rifle, a shotgun and four handguns. The man also was wearing body armor and had a cache of ammunition, according to police.
Atlanta police identified the suspect as Rico Marley, 22, and said he'd been charged with reckless conduct.
The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. when a witness saw Marley allegedly enter the Publix grocery store's bathroom with a cache of weaponry. The individual called police and the suspect was arrested when he left the bathroom, law enforcement said.