Florida man with ties to Abundant Life shooter denied bail

A man in Loxahatchee, FL with ties to the Abundant Life Christian School shooter was denied bail. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) affidavit alleges 22-year-old Damien Blade Allen made clear in TikTok chats that he had identified seven potential locations and made threats to commit mass shootings at them. In a chat with the 15-year-old girl behind the December shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, Allen is reported to have written to her, “We go down together.” The affidavit quotes multiple chats they allegedly exchanged that were discovered as investigators combed through all the social media accounts where the school shooter had posted. They were able to link an account listed in her direct messages that was traced back to Allen. A search of Allen’s home turned up 18 guns, including multiple rifles, along with a Taser-like device and 15 airsoft guns. Investigators also found 12,000 rounds of ammunition.