4:30a OK it’s been 8+ hours and we still don’t have IDs on the suspects. Police probably waiting until later this morning. So with that, I’ll close out this live blog with one last hot take:
https://twitter.com/_DareToJuve/status/595142566879895552
4:24a Some more smart takes
I don't even believe that the guys who did #garlandshooting are muslims. But people are so ready to believe that already. Bigoted minds!
— Çiğdem Akkaya (@ciigdemakkaya) May 4, 2015
Some illiterates don't know that offending is not "Free speech", Such ppl belongs to Jungle like those of terrorists. #garlandshooting
— Imran Khan (@Imrankhan707) May 4, 2015
Plot twist: This was all planned to condemn Muslims..#garlandshooting
— Mohistan Zaffar (@MohistanZaffar) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/STLAbuBadu/status/595137794869198848
Not to downplay the tragedy of the #garlandshooting but it just seems a bit too convenient that someone happenend along and opened fire.
— Shea Allison Sundstøl, Ph.D. (@ssundstoel) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/stopjusthere/status/595141810004996096
4:17a Cambridge, MA
https://twitter.com/WriterPhotograp/status/595139672290029568
4:09a Here was the update from the Garland PD earlier:
Several law enforcement agencies, including SWAT and bomb squad officers from multiple local departments, DPS, FBI, and others, continue to investigate the shooting incident outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. Around the end of an event at the center (7PM), two males drove up to the front of the building and opened fire on a Garland ISD security officer. Garland PD officers returned fire, shot and killed both of the men. The Garland ISD security officer suffered non life threatening gunshot injuries and has already been released from the hospital. Police suspect the suspect vehicle may contain an incendiary device. This has prompted bomb squad response from Plano and other agencies. At this hour, police, bomb squad officers and robots continue to investigate the suspect vehicle. Businesses and streets in the immediate area have been closed. Tonight’s event was a “Draw the Prophet” Muhammad art exhibit. The winning cartoonist would receive a $10,000 prize. As mentioned earlier in this post, the shooting occurred near end of that event. As also reported, tonight’s event was at the Curtis Culwell Center, the same location as a “Stand with the Prophet” event earlier this year in January.
*Garland PD requests that people avoid this area until further notice as the investigation continues.*
3;50a Some UK media rolling in now
American jihadi allegedly called for attack on Texas Muhammad drawing contest http://t.co/tZPbRRgrcW pic.twitter.com/vMErN4sVEr
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) May 4, 2015
'This is war on free speech'#garlandshootinghttp://t.co/bLo2GqwFh1 pic.twitter.com/gF1WzSrMeb
— The Independent (@Independent) May 4, 2015
3:46a Canadian “anti-extremist”
@snushiz @rcallimachi – This has nothing to do with free speech, don't kid yourself. Go & do a "Draw a Jew" event &see what I mean.
— Mubin Shaikh (@MrMubinShaikh) May 4, 2015
3:35a
just spoke w/a #Garland PD bike officer – "they're still working on the car" – he said in reference to explosion sounds #garlandshooting
— David Goins (@dgoins) May 4, 2015
3:32a
https://twitter.com/ttrinidad/status/595124827955933184
3:24a Holy cow
3:17a There’s no keeping up with all the stupid on social media tonight.
#GarlandShooting lasted only 15sec.. You think fucking Nostradamus works for Garland PD? Just happened to have guns on these dudes? Staged.
— Ben (@exis10tial) May 4, 2015
Hate begets hate. If cartoons are an expression of #FreeSpeech then #garlandshooting then be twisted into #freedomofaction
— Mavra Zehra (@MavraZehra) May 4, 2015
3:09a
https://twitter.com/STLAbuBadu/status/595122871262928896
3:04a
https://twitter.com/hussain_hindi/status/595120559484182528
2:51a Here is Tom Trento’s video report from the event, when ~1:19:14 they first learn of the shooting; ~1:29:00 is when security enters and announces shots fired outside and move the audience to a secure room.
2:46a Wisdom from an “aspiring political journalist”
https://twitter.com/Habibah_Amin/status/595115812161105920
https://twitter.com/Habibah_Amin/status/595116500740014081
2:41a
https://twitter.com/LoveHooooor/status/595114852940648448
2:24a
How can anyone organize a Muhammad art gallery (< 5 months after Charlie Hebdo massacre) & claim not to desire a bloodbath? #garlandshooting
— Chidike Okeem (@VOICEOFCHID) May 4, 2015
@nalathekoala @dicentra33 I'm blaming those who pull triggers and those who draw cartoons knowing triggers will be pulled. #GarlandShooting
— Raimo Kangasniemi (@rk70534) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/TierraFilmsNM/status/595111238033518592
2:22a Newsweek correspondent calls Geert Wilders an “agent provocateur”
@6ideas @nadettes Great background on Geert Wilder, the 'agent provocateur' behind the Texas Muslim cartoon competition #garlandshooting
— Margot Kiser (@margotkiser) May 4, 2015
2:17a
Freedom of expression doesn't mean insulting someone's faith. To some people, it's an act against their own existence. #garlandshooting
— Abdulrahman Al-Turki (@alturkian) May 4, 2015
#garlandshooting in a way .. One can say they asked for it? .. Why pull the trigger if you cant handle the consequences 😂
— Dalal Alfaris (@Adazzle_) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/iambussey/status/595109656407744512
2:13a Hats off to you, sir, and a speedy recovery
Minor leg wound for Bruce Joiner, Garland ISD Security Officer. Outstanding job, Sir! #TexasAttack pic.twitter.com/wryezpv490
— Sugarcane (@5ugarcane) May 4, 2015
2:10a
The pig that got pegged during the #garlandshooting was most likely racist and Islamophobic.
— Cien (@cienfuegoscrmna) May 4, 2015
Once again I cannot understand, what kind of freedom is the freedom to hate? #garlandshooting #texasattack
— Barbara Bianconi (@barbarabianconi) May 4, 2015
2:06a Media smart takes, oddly both from NYTimes
“Police in Texas Kill Gunmen…?” Really? That’s how you want to portray what occurred? http://t.co/sBJgAVeAj6 #garlandshooting #freespeech
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/sofarsoshawn/status/595100737446678528
2:04a Director of Duke University’s Islamic Studies Center ==>
My comments on a cultivating a moral response to #garlandshooting, #AFDI, @PamelaGeller. pic.twitter.com/byO3UBfAzc
— omid safi (@ostadjaan) May 4, 2015
1:46a More smart takes
Who is more criminal, a terrorist? or the ''free speech' advocates who creates and instigates them through hate speech? #garlandshooting
— Shyikh Mahdi (@ShyikhMahdi) May 4, 2015
It's saf how these RW extremists don't even realize how similar they r to the terrorists they hate. #GarlandShooting
— Tina -#BlueWave2020 (@trcfwtt) May 4, 2015
Freedom of speech isn't being threatened. Never was. So why hold the event at all? Because they're islamophobes. #garlandshooting
— Ken Ashford 🤔 (@KenAshford) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/StarryNight96/status/595100871681253376
The targets of the #garlandshooting deserve retribution for inciting hatred. How's that for free speech?
— Simon McLean (@simonsmclean) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/darreth01/status/595100534601691136
Hate and stupidity at its very finest on both ends of the conflict #garlandshooting
— Tim Ahmed (@TimAhmedNewYork) May 4, 2015
1:42a Event attendees are apparently being let out
#NEW Nearly 6 hours after incident and I can now leave. Whew! Thank you #Garland PD & SWAT for swift action. @wfaachannel8 #garlandshooting
— Jobin Panicker (@jobinpnews) May 4, 2015
1:39a More smart takes
White privilege in the US means having SWAT on standby when threatened– even without citizenship. #garlandshooting https://t.co/iMHIw4ZmTa
— Stop The Wars (@leftjew) May 4, 2015
Photo: Radical, right wing European nationalist flanked by a heavily-armed US swat team. pic.twitter.com/EFd5nmaDLp #garlandshooting
— Stop The Wars (@leftjew) May 4, 2015
1:37a Smart take from “liberal arts major”
Killed. No thought. No trial. No investigation. Not innocent until proven guilty. What the hell am I living here for? #garlandshooting
— Yvette Ramirez (@DadaIsGalletas) May 4, 2015
1:33a Some good coverage from Twitchy
NYT reporter wonders why anyone would hold a 'Muhammad drawing contest' http://t.co/CHs0KGL0Mc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 4, 2015
Flashback: Dems, CAIR wanted to keep Geert Wilders' 'hateful speech' out of the U.S. http://t.co/1i6m9aNTYd
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 4, 2015
Tweeters bring the hate after shooting at Muhammad art contest in Texas http://t.co/KzpAQuC1An
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 4, 2015
1:31a The conspiracy-mongering has begun:
How convenient that something happened to justify an anti Islam event.#garlandshooting
— My Surname is Khan™ (@ejaz_k) May 4, 2015
1:25a Geert Wilders with the security team at the event tonight
Not Paris #garlandshooting pic.twitter.com/wJb9iG5yj9
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) May 4, 2015
Shots fired at Garland Mohammed cartoon free speech event. I just left the building after speeching. #garlandshooting
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) May 4, 2015
1:16a
Here's the piece of art that won the award in Garland. Everyone should see it. It's brilliant. #garlandshooting pic.twitter.com/2DraVRU4sd
— Objectivist Cat [Bitcoin Cash] (@ObjectivistCat) May 4, 2015
12:57a
Garland PD says one blast down, but chance they may send out more electronic pulses
— Zahid Arab (@ZANews16) May 4, 2015
Just heard a loud boom – was told the FBI bomb squad here in Garland detonated a device. No word if any explosives were found in the car.
— Brian New (@BrianNewCBS) May 4, 2015
12:42a Gov Abbott’s statement:
Statement from Texas Gov. @GregAbbott_TX about #garlandshooting pic.twitter.com/30GMKlCvdV
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) May 4, 2015
12:39a Apparently from someone on the scene
FBI to send out an electronic pulse near Culwell center that will activate anything that sends it receives an electronic transmission
— Zahid Arab (@ZANews16) May 4, 2015
Police are telling us to sit in our cars for our safety
— Zahid Arab (@ZANews16) May 4, 2015
We're told If you're in this area… Turn off anything that uses a remote control. Powering off cell phones might be a good idea too
— Zahid Arab (@ZANews16) May 4, 2015
Police just asked me to stand behind a tree for the next few minutes. There could be an explosion. pic.twitter.com/bOo9M2SI5x
— Gabriel Roxas (@gabriel__roxas) May 4, 2015
12:32a Some context on tonight’s terror attack
Location of tonight's #texasattack was site of "Stand With the Prophet" rally in January after #CharlieHebdo attack http://t.co/ozbZKwaudD
— Patrick Poole (@pspoole) May 4, 2015
12:22a Print media starting to pick up the story
2 Killed in Texas After Firing on Anti-Islamist Group’s Event http://t.co/QGX0bdmpem
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 4, 2015
.@geertwilderspvv's earlier tonight: "Islam has declared war on us." http://t.co/HDVrEcQHrA
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) May 4, 2015
Here’s the link to my article on Friday about Geert Wilders’ appearance on Capitol Hill this past week.
12:15a Local officials say that they were prepared for something like this
‘We were prepared for something like this,’ police spokesman says of shooting at ‘Muhammad Art Exhibit.’ http://t.co/GIeHBzP3QT
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 4, 2015
Latest updates from @BreitbartTexas reporters on the scene in #Garland – http://t.co/5YsyGcieEb #garlandshooting #texasattack #txlege
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) May 4, 2015
#garlandshooting Police say the FAILED attack only lasted a few seconds. Take note terrorists! Your life expectancy in Texas is very short
— RW Andrews (@AuthorRWAndrews) May 4, 2015
12:02a Fox is reporting the officer has been treated and released
UPDATE: Garland Independent School District says wounded officer was shot in ankle, treated and released from hospital #garlandshooting
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 4, 2015
Last week the *suspected* shooter in Garland tweeted link to @breitbart article on Geller/Wilders event. https://t.co/uBZQeGhc0j
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/servantjihadee1/status/595068849730400256
11:53p Here is reportedly the last tweet from one of the shooters:
https://twitter.com/atawaakul/status/595008897334824960
ORIGINAL POST: A free speech event featuring controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders was interrupted by two gunmen who reportedly opened fire outside the center where a Muhammad Art Exhibit was being held.
CBS Dallas is reporting that two gunmen were killed and a police officer was also shot.
I just spoke with Tom Trento of The United West who was in the building. He said that Wilders had just left the event, and that if the gunmen had showed up 20 minutes later many more would have been killed.
Trento is doing live video updates on his Facebook page.
https://twitter.com/PamelaGeller/status/595021996309655553
SITE Intel reported on jihadi's call"for brothers in the #US to do their part" in TX cartoon contest #garlandshooting http://t.co/T3hEqqjFB8
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) May 4, 2015
I will be live blogging here for the time being. Ed Driscoll has an article up here with some background.
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