FLINT, Mich. — A 22-year-old man in Michigan pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge after he allegedly planned to shoot members of the LGBTQ community at local events and gatherings.

According to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Mack Davis, of Owosso, planned to open fire at a local political party headquarters and a local bar because they are frequented by LGBTQ people.

“This defendant amassed an arsenal of firearms, rounds of ammunition and bomb-making parts that he intended to use to carry out the mass killing of gay people,” Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in a news release.

“Bias-motivated crimes targeting the LGBTQI+ community will not be tolerated. The Justice Department will continue using every tool at our disposal to protect communities from the scourge of hate-fueled violence by prosecuting those who carry out or attempt to carry out such crimes.”

A sentencing date has not been scheduled yet.

More on the investigation and allegations.