Posted on 05/25/2020 2:29:53 PM PDT by robowombat
FBI Identifies Man Killed into ‘Terrorism-Related’ Gun Battle at NAS Corpus Christi
By: Sam LaGrone May 22, 2020 8:51 AM • Updated: May 22, 2020 2:43 PM
This post was updated with a Friday statement from the FBI.
A man who died in a gun battle attempting to storm a Texas naval air station was originally from Syria and had social media accounts expressing support for groups like Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), according to press reports.
The FBI identified Adam Alsahli, 20, as the man who was killed by Navy security at the North Gate of NAS Corpus Christi. In his attempt to get on the base he shot a sailor who was guarding the gate.
“She was able to roll over and hit the switch that raised a barrier, preventing the man from getting onto the base,” The Associated Press reported. The sailor who was shot was released from treatment on Thursday with minor injuries, Navy officials told USNI News.
Alsahli was killed in the subsequent shootout at the gate with Navy Security Forces, USNI News confirmed on Thursday.
Following the shooting, the FBI assumed the lead in investigating based on Alsahli’s ethnic background as an “Arab male,” a U.S. official told USNI News on Thursday. The FBI and Corpus Christi police raided a house where Alsahli was believed to live, reported local station KRIS 6 News.
Originally from Syria, the U.S. resident had made several posts on social media in support of groups like AQAP, reported CNN.
Authorities did not elaborate on a motive for the attempted attack on the air station other than saying it was “terrorism-related,” Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Leah Greeves said in a brief statement on Thursday.
Greeve said authorities were looking for a second person of interest related to the attack but no additional information about that search was released.
“We are not ruling out any possible motives and continue to investigate all leads. When we are able to release additional information, we will do so,” according to a late Thursday Tweet from the FBI’s Houston office.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is home to the four squadrons of Training Air Wing Four, which uses Truax Field on base and outlying airfields. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and foreign student pilots train at the base.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi also houses the Corpus Christi Army Depot which serves as the primary maintenance depot for Department of Defense rotary-wing aircraft. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service also operates from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
The shooting comes days after the Attorney General William Barr linked the NAS Pensacola, Fla., shooter that killed three sailors in December to AQAP. Two iPhones belonging to Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed Alshamrani, a foreign military student assigned to the base, contained messages that the FBI say linked him to AQAP. Barr called the December shooting an, “act of terrorism.”
Last year the NSF fatally shot Daniel King after he drove a stolen sport utility vehicle onto the base through an exit, according to KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi. At the time, Navy investigators and local law enforcement officers did not have a motive for the King’s actions.
Something about the month of Rama Rama Ding Dong that pushes the Jihad crazies into their highest bloodthirsty state.
No clue as to why;
weird ain’t it ?
I frequently work on the base. Usually a line of vehicles, but security moves them along at a nice clip. Two gates with pop-up barriers. Great reaction on the part of this young sailor.
We should stop giving citizenship to muslims.
They cannot take the oath sincerely.
It’s against their religion.
They are allowed to lie to infidels, though.
This young woman should be decorated with the Bronze Star for valor Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal. I would like to see DJT pin them on her.
Hear hear! Good on ya young lady and thanks from a grateful Veteran. Prayers for your full recovery mentally as well as physically.
The hell? Killed into? What the frick does 'killed into mean'? Who the heck came up with that headline?
I’m guessing that shot to her chest was at close range too, and she still maintained her abilities. Wow! (And that photo of the dog’s mouth would be great to copy onto a mask!!)
The dog’s mouth looks fake - is that just a really mean looking muzzle?? (I want one!)
Have to deliver to Camp David on occasion.
I’ve given up trying to make the Marine guards there smile.
;)
It’s a muzzle, the canines on a GSD aren’t quite that long - gets the bad guy’s attention, I’ll bet. God bless that sailor.
The FBI should investigate every single person who had contact with the twerp. Posthumous removal of US citizenship, and send rotting corpse back to Syria. Any remaining family can leave voluntarily or be interrogated. If any are on any type of public assistance, it should be terminated.
Enough already. What’s wrong with our not-so-bright ‘intelligence’ agencies? All they’re capable of is identifying a deceased terrorist. Any former military person could fix these problems right quick.
One very lucky lady. That shot she took in the vest must have hurt. I like the part about “unloading “ her entire magazine fora multiple lead injection. Kept her cool and did her job. A Master of the Obvious would ask was she the only guard at the gate ? If so, WTF.....
Amazing sailor - a real hero!
I once wrote a poem about this:
We send our best to foreign lands
to fight a monster called Islam
Yet they dare not name this ruthless beast
the evil so called “Religion of Peace"
And so our best must fight an enemy without name
hobbled by rules that make them blind and lame
“War on terror”, “Workplace violence”
too many names they use to fool us
Just because they worship a God
We must respect their evil fraud
As the enemy fights his forever war
His countless evils have become a bore
We pretend they're good and invite them in
And act in shock when they commit their sins
The world will never have peace until the day
This evil religion finally goes away
As obama would say “We may never know the motivation of this killer.” That’s what he said about the fanatical islamic murderer who killed 50 and wounded 58 in the Pulse nightclub.
Amazing job by this lady sailor! She is a true hero.
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