a day after police killed 2 gunmen who tried to ambush a Garland, Texas event featuring controversial cartoons of the muslim prophet Mohammed, details began to emerge about the shooters.
once suspect identified as Elton Simpson by a federal law enforcement source, linked himself to ISIS in a tweet posted just before the attack.
he was also no stranger to federal investigators. in 2011, he was convicted of making a false statement involving international and domestic terrorism. the other suspect identified as Nadir Soffi by 2 federal law enforcement officials was simpson's roommate in a Phoenix apartment
He was well-known to federal law enforcement and was not on the FBI radar, on of the officials said. Investigators were combing through evidence retrieved from the shooters arizona home to help piece together a timeline on how their plot came together
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/us/garland-mohammed-drawing-contest-shooting/index.html
This shows how serious social media threats can be. Im surprised that it was missed, but with social media everything is out in the open. It is very important that we look for the signs online today that could help us prepare from attacks.
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