GARLAND, Texas — Two Phoenix roommates armed with assault rifles and poised to storm an event featuring cartoons of the prophet Mohammed were fatally shot by a traffic cop who probably saved many lives, police said Monday.
One of the attackers had been convicted of terrorism-related charges in 2011 after telling an FBI informant he wanted to kill non-Muslims. Police spokesman Joe Harn said the officer who killed both attackers was a traffic officer who "did what he was trained to do."
FBI agents view evidence at the Curtis Culwell Center on May 4, 2015 in Garland,Texas. "Under the fire he was put under, he did a very good job and probably saved lives," Harn said. "We think their strategy was to get into the event center, but they were not able to get past the outer perimeter."
The Mohammed Art Exhibit event at the Curtis Culwell Center, outside Dallas, was coming to a close Sunday night when the suspects drove up to a parking lot entrance blocked by a patrol car. Wearing body armor, the suspects got out of their car and started shooting with assault rifles, Harn said.
One of the attackers had been convicted of terrorism-related charges in 2011 after telling an FBI informant he wanted to kill non-Muslims. Police spokesman Joe Harn said the officer who killed both attackers was a traffic officer who "did what he was trained to do."
FBI agents view evidence at the Curtis Culwell Center on May 4, 2015 in Garland,Texas. "Under the fire he was put under, he did a very good job and probably saved lives," Harn said. "We think their strategy was to get into the event center, but they were not able to get past the outer perimeter."
The Mohammed Art Exhibit event at the Curtis Culwell Center, outside Dallas, was coming to a close Sunday night when the suspects drove up to a parking lot entrance blocked by a patrol car. Wearing body armor, the suspects got out of their car and started shooting with assault rifles, Harn said.
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