I guess Obama and Holder will let this guy off also, like the black Panthers. Change you can believe in.
Two soldiers shot at Arkansas recruiting center
Jun 1 09:02 PM US/Eastern
Two soldiers were shot, one fatally, outside a military recruiting center in Arkansas by a gunman who police said was opposed to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Police said the suspect, Abdulhakim Muhammad, who also has used the name Carlos Bledsoe, drove up to an Army-Navy recruiting station and opened fire with an assault rifle, firing more than a dozen rounds into the building.
Soldier William Long, 24, died at a local hospital, while Quentin Ezaegwula, 18, sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Both men had been standing outside the recruitment facility at the time of the shooting.
Military officials said the soldiers were part of a program that welcomes new enlistees back to their hometowns after they complete basic training. The two soldiers recently had finished basic training but had not yet been deployed.
Police said a local detective later pulled over Muhammad's car on the freeway, where he surrendered without incident.
Inside the vehicle, police said they found a small arsenal of weapons, including an assault rifle, a .22 caliber rifle, a .380 caliber automatic pistol, and ammunition.
Authorities said Muhammad, described only as a "black male," has been charged with one count of capital murder and 15 counts of committing a terroristic act, and for firing a weapon into an occupiable structure.
Officials said they also are investigating whether the suspect had "ideological" motives for the shooting.
"We believe that it's associated with his disagreement over military operations," said Police Chief Stuart Thomas, who said officials are looking into whether Muhammad had a "religious disagreement" with the US military missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thomas added however that officials do not believe that the shooting was part of a larger plot or conspiracy.
"We have no indication that this individual did anything other than act alone, and of his own accord," the police chief said.
"It is our belief that he acted with specific intent to target military personnel, and did so unilaterally."
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