'Barbaric': Saudi national opens fire on Pensacola Navy base, kills 3, injures 8USA TODAY, Grace Hauck, Kevin Johnson, Annie Blanks, Trevor Hughes
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Saudi man training at the Naval Air Station Pensacola opened fire on the base early Friday morning with a handgun, killing three and injuring eight before deputies fatally shot him, authorities said.
President Donald Trump, who spoke with King Salman of Saudi Arabia shortly after the shooting, said the monarch called the attack "barbaric."
The shooter was identified as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of the Saudi military, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. A motive for the attack is unknown.
The shooting began around 6:30 a.m. CT and the suspect was halted by two Escambia County sheriff's deputies, who arrived on scene in less than five minutes, Sheriff David Morgan said. One of the deputies fatally shot the gunman, he said.
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PICTURED: Saudi Air Force trainee who opened fire in Pensacola naval base classroom killing three and wounding eight before being shot dead - as authorities probe whether it was terror-rerlated - Shooting took place on base early Friday morning, sparking a lockdown
- Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to Naval Air Station and confronted the gunman, resulting in his death
- Sources identified the suspected gunman as Saudi Air Force aviation student Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani
- Rep Matt Gaetz, a Republican representing Pensacola, called the shooting 'an act of terrorism'
- President Trump tweeted that King Salman told him 'the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter...'
- Three other people were shot and killed during incident inside classroom building on base
- Nearby hospital received total of eight patients, one of whom later died
- Deputies who engaged gunman were shot but are expected to recover
- 'Walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie,' Sheriff David Morgan told reporters
By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com
Published: 00:48 AEDT, 7 December 2019 | Updated: 09:06 AEDT, 7 December 2019
The suspected gunman who opened fire at a naval base in Florida, killing three people and injuring eight, has been been identified as a Saudi aviation student.
Authorities are now investigating if the attack at Naval Air Station in Pensacola early Friday morning was terrorism-related.
The shooter, who was shot dead by police, was first identified by NBC News, citing unnamed sources, as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani.
US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the suspect was a second lieutenant attending the aviation school at the base.
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