The Saudi air force officer who killed three people at a Florida naval base last week bought the gun he used, a Glock 9 mm pistol, 'legally and lawfully,' the FBI special agent in charge said
The FBI is presuming a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida that left three sailors dead"was an act of terrorism," the FBI special agent leading the investigation said Sunday.
Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force and a student naval flight officer, opened fire on Friday in a classroom building, the FBI said. Alshamrani was killed after two deputies exchanged gunfire with him.Alshamrani's motive for the attack is still undetermined. Investigators want more information on Alshamrani's time back in Saudi Arabia before his return this year, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
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