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| FBI Now Investigating NAS Corpus Christi Shooting, ‘Arab Male’ Killed by Navy Security Forces |
| 2020-05-21 |
| [NEWS.USNI.ORG] The FBI is investigating a Thursday shooting at a Texas naval air station, after a Navy security team there killed an "Arab male" who stormed a gate at the base, a U.S. official told USNI News. Sudden Jihad Syndrome™? The official did not have any additional details on the identity of the shooter beyond apparent ethnicity. An FBI spokeswoman did not provide additional details when contacted by USNI News. Navy Security Forces responded to an active shooter at NAS Corpus Christi at about 7:15 a.m. EST resulting in the injury to the NSF sailor. The shooter was killed by the NSF team, the official told USNI News. "The sailor is in good condition and is expected to be released later today," the Navy said in a statement. The base remains on lockdown while an investigation into the shooting commences. "All gates on the installation remain closed while first responders process the scene," according to a statement from the service. "NCIS, state and local law enforcement are on scene." Corpus Christi police said the incident took place at one of the air station’s gates. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is home to the four squadrons of Training Air Wing Four, which uses Truax Field on base and outlying airfields. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and foreign student pilots train at the base. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi also houses the Corpus Christi Army Depot which serves as the primary maintenance depot for Department of Defense rotary-wing aircraft. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service also operates from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 ..did they check his Facebook page yet? Asking for a friend. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-21 19:39 |
| #5 More: A shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said Thursday. The shooting began around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi. The shooter tried to speed through a gate at the base in a vehicle, but security personnel put up a barrier in time to stop the shooting, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The man then got out of the car and opened fire, striking and wounding a Navy sailor who is a member of the security force at the base. During the exchange of gunfire, the shooter was killed by security personnel, the officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details about an ongoing investigation. The FBI is investigating the shooting as “terrorism-related,” FBI Special Agent Leah Greeves said at a news conference Thursday afternoon, and investigators were working to determine whether a second person of interest was at large in the community. “We have determined that the incident this morning at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is terrorism related,” Greeves said. “We are working diligently with our state, local and federal partners on this investigation, which is fluid and evolving.” Greeves did not elaborate on a potential motive or specify what led investigators to believe the shooting is related to terrorism. Federal investigators also did not provide any information about the “potential second related person of interest at large in the community” or why they believe that is the case. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-21 17:28 |
| #4 Apparently his bout of Sudden Jihadi Syndrome ended in Terminal Acute Ventilation. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-05-21 16:34 |
| #3 "An Arab male" -- Isn't saying that a hate crime? |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-05-21 16:18 |
| #2 No Allen-snack-bar virgins for him! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-05-21 16:09 |
| #1 A-hab, ♪ the ay-rab, ♫ sheik of ♪ the coroner's ♫ slab... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-21 15:23 |