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Tony Perkins links shooting to SPLC, seeks restitution
Filed: Jun 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM ET
Summary: Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says an SPLC-inspired gunman attacked his workplace and now demands restitution after DOJ indictment.
WHO: Tony Perkins
WHAT: Tony Perkins said the SPLC inspired the 2012 shooting at his workplace and demanded restitution after a DOJ indictment of the SPLC.
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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