FBI Investigates Shooting at Mohammed Cartoon Event in Texas

By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com

The FBI is investigating what prompted two men to open fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohamed cartoons in a Dallas suburb.

The man were fatally shot by police, Sunday night, CNN reports.

Garland Police said the men approached the Culwell Event Center in North Garland and opened fire. A security guard was shot in the leg.

“The first suspect was shot immediately,” Garland Mayor Douglas Athas told CNN. “The second suspect was wounded and reached for his backpack. He was shot again.”

Authorities have not yet released the gunmen’s identity.

“We have no other indication that anyone else was involved,” Athas said.

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