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Normally, stories like this attract national attention as gun-control groups latch onto them to argue for stricter firearm restrictions. Others might point to mental-health red flags, and the now-deceased perp did have a history that suggests a connection.
There were indicators on the suspect and in his vehicle that suggest a "potential nexus to terrorism," FBI Acting Special Agent Alex Doran said during a briefing Sunday, though he cautioned that it was too early to determine the motive.
Officials executed a search warrant at the gunman's home on Sunday and found an Iranian flag and pictures of Iranian leaders, according to an official with direct knowledge of the investigation. Sources told CBS News that the Quran was found in the gunman's vehicle.
Officials executed a search warrant at the gunman's home on Sunday and found an Iranian flag and pictures of Iranian leaders, according to an official with direct knowledge of the investigation. Sources told CBS News that the Quran was found in the gunman's vehicle.
And as the New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
reports this morning, the FBI has more information than just a sweatshirt and Koran that points in the direction of a terror operation:
Around midday Sunday, authorities descended on a suburban Travis County neighborhood outside of Pflugerville, about 30 miles north of the shooting, where the shooter had a known address.
A neighbor described a swarm of vehicles, including some from the Austin Police Department and the F.B.I., and said a SWAT team had breached Mr. Diagne’s home to execute a search warrant.
Neighbors said Mr. Diagne had kept a low profile. “They kept very much to themselves,” said Chris Finch, who resides next door to the home that was searched. “They didn’t really say hi or anything.”
Eddie Garcia, a board member of the area’s homeowners association, said he had never interacted with the person in that home, but that he had always seen multiple cars in the driveway. Mr. Finch said that he had noticed the same thing.
A neighbor described a swarm of vehicles, including some from the Austin Police Department and the F.B.I., and said a SWAT team had breached Mr. Diagne’s home to execute a search warrant.
Neighbors said Mr. Diagne had kept a low profile. “They kept very much to themselves,” said Chris Finch, who resides next door to the home that was searched. “They didn’t really say hi or anything.”
Eddie Garcia, a board member of the area’s homeowners association, said he had never interacted with the person in that home, but that he had always seen multiple cars in the driveway. Mr. Finch said that he had noticed the same thing.
Apparently, Diagne wasn't a loner, even if this was a "lone wolf" attack. Was he radicalized and recruited as a terror agent, or did he just flip out when Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu killed his Iranian heroes? The latter seems less likely, but still possible, if he had constant visitors at his residence.
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