UPDATE: 2nd gunman in Garland, Texas shooting identified as Nadir Soofi, roommate of the other suspected shooter Elton Simpson. Two shot dead after they open fire at Mohammad cartoon event in Texas. Garland Police Department: two men with assault rifles pulled up in vehicle on the roadway in front of the center and began firing at a Garland ISD security guard. Garland Police returned fire and killed both suspects. Garland Shooting: Anti-Islam Texas 'Drawing Muhammad' Contest: 2 Gunmen Shot Dead |FIRST SCENE VIDEO. WINNER ANNOUNCED in Texas ‘Draw Mohammad Contest’ After Terror Attack: Bosch Fawstin, a former Muslim: "You Can't Draw Me" "That's Why I Draw You" Multiple shootings, possible bomb at AFDI/Jihad Watch free speech event in Texas: This is a war. BREAKING: Islamic State Partisans Take Responsibility for TX Terrorist Attack on Free Speech Event TWO ISLAMISTS SHOT DEAD, OFFICER WOUNDED at Pamela Geller TX Free Speech Conference Shots Fired at AFDI- Jihad Watch Event in Texas Islamists were carrying explosives Contest to draw prophet Mohammad Witness says 20 shots were fired!! Two gunmen 'carrying explosives' attack anti-Muslim art contest in Texas: Suspects dead and security guard wounded at 'draw Muhammad' event that offered $10k prize Two suspects were gunned down after shooting the guard in the leg outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland Building and surrounding area was placed on lockdown by a SWAT team with around 100 attendees still inside Reports suggest the pair were carrying explosives at the time, and another two bombs were discovered nearby The American Freedom Defense Initiative event offered a $10,000 prize for the best caricature of the prophet Involved a keynote speech from far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who has linked the Koran to terrorism BREAKING: Shooting at Muhammad Cartoon Contest Garland, Texas: 2 Dead, Police Officer Wounded - VIDEO Gunmen open fire outside 'Muhammad Art Exhibit' at Garland ISD facility, police say Garland ISD Officer Injured, 2 Dead in Shooting Outside Culwell Center in Garland (Dallas Morning News) Two gunmen opened fire Sunday evening outside a contest for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad at Garland ISD's Curtis Culwell Center, police said. The two men pulled up in a vehicle and shot a Garland ISD officer. The men were fatally shot by Garland police, and their bodies remain on the street outside the events center. The security officer's wounds were not believed to be life-threatening, but he had been hospitalized. No one was being allowed to leave the facility, where an art show centering on caricatures of Muhammad was being held. Nearby businesses, including a Walmart and Sam's Club, were evacuated. Authorities extended a perimeter 2,000 feet around the Culwell Center, and they were investigating a vehicle within that zone. Reports of the incident began to develop shortly before 7 p.m., when the event had been scheduled to conclude. A speaker had finished his presentation shortly after 6:30 p.m. Throughout the event, there had been no notable protests, despite its controversial nature. Opponents had said the American Freedom Defense Initiative's Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest on Sunday would be an attack on Islam. But its organizers said they were simply exercising their right of expression. The New York-based American Freedom Defense Initiative was hosting a contest that would award $10,000 for the best cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad at the venue. Caricatures of the Islamic prophet are considered offensive by many Muslims. The American Freedom Defense Initiative paid an additional $10,000 upfront for 40 officers to work security at the event. The group's president, Pamela Gellar, called it "the high cost of freedom." The event was the center of controversy since Garland ISD agreed to rent out the Culwell Center. The decision to book the event came a little more than a week after Islamic militants in France killed 12 people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The organizers said they were exercising their freedom of expression. The district's decision drew criticism from critics and Islamic groups who said the event was an attack on Islam. School Board President Rick Lambert rebuffed the criticism of the district, saying "the Culwell Center is available for rental as long as you comply with the law." Garland had dueling protests during a "Stand With the Prophet in Honor and Respect" in January. Some protesters called for peace and understanding, while the other group argued that Muslims' beliefs posed a threat to the American way of life. Security had to be boosted then, too, but Gellar said it was more than was needed. HD video footage caught on tape cellphone camera surveillance raw dash cam air live tv share comment like most popular speech HD video footage caught on tape cellphone camera surveillance raw dash cam air live on tv share comment like most popular

• published: 04 May 2015
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