Eric Casteel reportedly walked out of the meeting upset and then allegedly threatened three of his fellow GOP members with a gun shortly afterwards.
that have recently unfolded across the country. There have been at least 163 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an organization that tracks shootings across the country. That figure was 646 last year and 690 in 2021. Meanwhile, there were 272 mass shootings in 2014, the earliest year the organization began monitoring gun data.
Supporters gather at the Unite and Win Rally in support of Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano on August 19, 2022, in Pittsburgh. A Republican meeting went off the rails after Eric Casteel, a former GOP Allegheny County Council candidate, reportedly pulled out a gun and threatened three members of the Plum Borough GOP Committee in Pennsylvania on Thursday night.
Casteel was arrested at his home on Valley Fields Drive in Plum where authorities found a firearm with a loaded magazine inside his son's car, along with a live round in the chamber, according to the complaint. The ex-Republican candidate, who currently works as a cybersecurity architect, according to his LinkedIn profile, is facing multiple charges related to the incident, including terrorist threats, reckless endangerment, and simple assault. Casteel was being detained in the Allegheny County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond and faces a preliminary hearing May 10, according to court records, cited by TribLIVE.
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