Little Rock Shootings ....
One KIA, one WIA (it will not be classified as such, but it should be) at Little Rock Army Recruiting Station - many stories on the wire - Story 1 and Story 2.
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FBI Investigating Suspect In Little Rock Army Recruiter Shooting
June 2, 2009 11:26 a.m. EST
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor
Little Rock, AR (AHN) - The FBI is investigating the suspect in the shooting at a Little Rock Army recruiting center on Monday, which killed one soldier and wounded another.
According to reports, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen named Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad faces first-degree murder and 15 counts of engaging in a terrorist act. Muhammad is a Muslim convert who changed his name from Carlos Bledsoe. He recently moved to Little Rock from Nashville.
ABC reports that Muhammad had recently traveled to Yemen, where he was arrested for using a Somali passport. "There doesn't appear to be a wider conspiracy or, at this point in time, any indication that he's a part of a larger group or a conspiracy to go further," Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas is quoted as saying. Nonetheless, the FBI's Joint Terrorist Task Force is investigating if Muhammad had acted alone.
There were several people at the recruiting center when Muhammad fired while driving by in his truck. Privates William Long, 23, and Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, were standing outside and hit. Long died but Ezeagwula was wounded and is expected to recover. Both victims had not yet been deployed.
More facts will surface on this one, I expect.
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Disclosure: The local Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines recruiting station is rented from me and has been for about 25 years. Not that long ago, that site was "hardened". At the time, I thought - OK, but who would attack it ? After this bit of news, the expenditure (paid for by USG) makes more sense.
Terrorism charges are usually not accidental ...
Photos and videos on KATV7.
Here is a series of links which may point in the right direction, or may fly off into the wide blue yonder. one, two, three, four. The posited link for a number of violent events is Yahya Hajoori of Yemen.
The accused shooter was under investigation before the shootings by the FBI's Joint Terrorist Task Force (link to ABC).
Some things to keep in mind, but I'd wait for the indictment where the charges will be "refined", I expect.
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Nope, not a bad neighborhood ...
main street of university town. Best I can do right now for photo - must have been taken from motel next door overlooking the building. Anyway, gives you an idea of the surroundings.
I'm happy to see you've painted your roofs white
as the Honorable Dr. Chu recommends and I note you've also gone further and painted your streets and walks Admirable!
I note some of the vehicles have their roofs painted white. That is really being eco-sensitive...
Darn right we paint em white ....
and, I tell you, it's really a job to pile on that paint 3 feet thick. But, it really is worth it - excuse me now; I have to leave and hug a tree. :eek:
Or better yet, one of my reindeer. Heck, I live in Hancock, not Houghton - I'm a Finlander. :cool:
You know the press is clueless
about hardware, Seth... :D
JMM. This it???
Careful with that hugging.
Reindeer are easily led astray...
Moving back to the original topic.
State capital murder charges were filed last Tuesday against Abdulhakim Muhammad (aka Carlos Bledsoe) for fatally shooting Pvt. William Long and wounding Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula at the Little Rock recruiting center.
Circuit Judge Herbert Wright Jr.'s office said last Thursday that 24-year-old Abdulhakim Muhammad is to appear for arraignment on July 31 at 8:30 a.m.
No Federal charges have been filed to date.