Department of Justice Press Release: “A federal grand jury has charged a local, self-identified ‘Incel’ with attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women and with illegally possessing a machine gun. Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, allegedly plotted to commit a hate crime, namely, a plan to shoot women at a university in Ohio. He was arrested by federal agents today. Genco identified as an Incel or ‘involuntary celibate.’ The Incel movement is an online community of predominantly men who harbor anger towards women. Incels advocate violence in support of their belief that women unjustly deny them sexual or romantic attention to which they believe they are entitled.”

“According to the indictment, Genco maintained profiles on a popular Incel website from at least July 2019 through mid-March 2020. Genco was a frequent poster on the site. In one post, Genco allegedly detailed spraying ‘some foids and couples’ with orange juice in a water gun. Foids is an Incel term short for ‘femoids,’ referring to women. As part of this investigation, law enforcement agents discovered a note of Genco’s that indicated he hoped to ‘aim big’ for a kill count of 3,000 people with a reference to the same date as Elliot Rodger’s attack, and intended to attend military training. The investigation revealed that the day he wrote his manifesto, he searched online for sororities and a university in Ohio. It is alleged that in 2019, Genco purchased tactical gloves, a bulletproof vest, a hoodie bearing the word ‘Revenge,’ cargo pants, a bowie knife, a skull facemask, two Glock 17 magazines, a 9mm Glock 17 clip, and a holster clip concealed carry for a Glock. Genco attended Army Basic Training in Georgia from August through December 2019. He was discharged for entry-level performance and conduct.”