NY Post ISIS linked to Muhammad cartoon contest shooting as suspect is identified By _Joe Tacopino_ (http://nypost.com/author/joe-tacopino/) , _Yaron Steinbuch_ (http://nypost.com/author/yaron-steinbuch/) and _Jamie Schram_ (http://nypost.com/author/jamie-schram/)
May 4, 2015 | 8:16am _Modal Trigger_ (https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/prophet_cartoon_contest_shooting.jpg) FBI crime scene investigators examine the area around two deceased gunmen and their vehicle outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, on May 4. Photo: AP An Arizona man who wanted to travel to Somalia to take up arms with Islamic militants is one of two suspected shooters who attacked a “Draw Mohammed” event in Texas, law enforcement sources said. Phoenix resident Elton Simpson, 30, and his roommate, Nadir Soofi, 34, tried to shoot their way into a politically charged art show and conference at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, on Sunday night, a source said. “We think their strategy was to get to the event center,” Joe Harn, public information officer for the Garland Police Department, said at a press conference Monday. He didn’t name the men or call it a terrorist attack. But officials believe Simpson sent out a series of terrorism-related tweets ahead of the shooting — including one with the hashtag #Texasattack that was sent about a half hour before the two gunmen were shot and killed by officers defending the events space. The account, “Shariah of Light,” showed a photo of Anwar Awlaki, an American-born cleric killed by a drone strike in Yemen in 2011. “May Allah accept us as mujahideen,” read the message sent at 6:35 p.m. Central Time. That same account had also published messages that were sympathetic to terror groups, including ISIS. And it encouraged people to follow another account,“AbuHussainAlBritani,” belonging to a British jihadist who posted messages linking the Texas shooting to the Islamic State, Fox News reported. “Allahu Akbar!!!!! 2 of our brothers just opened fire at the Prophet Muhammad art exhibition in texas!” one tweet read. “They Thought They Was Safe In Texas From The Soldiers of The Islamic State, ” read the last tweet from the account, which has since been deleted. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
