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| - | Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani was a Saudi aviator training at the U.S.<br><br>naval station<br>The Saudi military member who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S.<br>official said on Saturday.<br>Saudi aviator Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani was killed by sheriff's deputies in the attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday in Florida, after killing three and wounding 12.<br>One of the three Saudi military students who attended al-Shamrani's twisted dinner party was caught videotaping outside the building while the shooting was taking place, said the U.S.<br><br>official, who spoke on condition of anonymity after being briefed by federal authorities. <br>Two other Saudi students watched from a car nearby, the official said.<br>The official said 10 Saudi students were being held on the base Saturday while several others were unaccounted for.<br>U.S.<br>officials say they are investigating the attack for possible links to terrorism.<br> Emergency responders are seen near the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola on Friday.<br><br>Three people were killed by a Saudi gunman, who was taken down by sheriff's deputies<br> Police cars escort an ambulance after a shooter open fire inside Naval Station Pensacola <br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Al-Shamrani opened fire in a classroom at the base Friday morning, killing three Americans.<br><br><br>The FBI is examining social media posts and investigating whether Al-Shamrani acted alone or was connected to any broader group.<br>The assault, which prompted a massive law enforcement response and base lockdown, ended when a sheriff's deputy killed the attacker.<br>Eight people were hurt in the attack, including the deputy and a second deputy who was with him.<br>Family members on Saturday identified one of the victims as a 23-year-old recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who alerted first responders to where the shooter was even after he had been shot several times.<br>'Joshua Kaleb Watson saved countless lives today with his own,' Adam Watson wrote on Facebook.<br><br>'He died a hero and we are beyond proud but there is a hole in our hearts that can never be filled.'<br>Watson was a native of Enterprise, Alabama who was actively involved in JROTC and National Honor Society in high school. <br>After graduating from high school in 2014, he spent four years at the U.S.<br>Naval Academy, where he competed as part of the academy's elite rifle team. He graduated from the academy in May and was commissioned as an ensign.<br>Video from the graduation ceremony shows Watson proudly taking the oath of office to defend the Constitution, as his loving parents and other family members look on. <br> Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, (right) is seen at graduation from the Naval Academy in May.<br><br>He was one of three Americans slain on Friday by a Saudi military member<br> Florida U.S.<br><br>Sen. Rick Scott issued a scathing statement calling the shooting - the second on a U.S. Naval base this week - an act of terrorism 'whether this individual was motivated by radical Islam or was simply mentally unstable.'<br>During a news conference Friday night, the FBI declined to release the shooter's identity and wouldn't comment on his possible motivations.<br>'There are many reports circulating, but the FBI deals only in facts,' said Rachel L.<br><br>Rojas, the FBI's special agent in charge of the Jacksonville Field Office.<br>Earlier Friday, two U.S. officials identified the student as a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, and said authorities were investigating whether the attack was terrorism-related.<br>They spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose information that had not yet been made public.<br>President Donald Trump declined to say whether the shooting was terrorism-related. Trump tweeted his condolences to the families of the victims and noted that he had received a phone call from Saudi King Salman.<br>He said the king told him that 'this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people.'<br>The Saudi government offered condolences to the victims and their families and said it would provide 'full support' to U.S.<br><br>authorities.<br>The U.S. has long had a robust training program for Saudis, providing assistance in the U.S. and in the kingdom. The shooting, however, shined a spotlight on the two countries' sometimes rocky relationship.<br>The kingdom is still trying to recover from the killing last year of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in | + | Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani was a Saudi aviator training at the U.S.<br><br>naval station<br>The Saudi military member who fatally shot three people at a U.S. naval base in hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S.<br>official said on Saturday.<br>Saudi aviator Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani was killed by sheriff's deputies in the attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday in Florida, after killing three and wounding 12.<br>One of the three Saudi military students who attended al-Shamrani's twisted dinner party was caught videotaping outside the building while the shooting was taking place, said the U.S.<br><br>official, who spoke on condition of anonymity after being briefed by federal authorities. <br>Two other Saudi students watched from a car nearby, the official said.<br>The official said 10 Saudi students were being held on the base Saturday while several others were unaccounted for.<br>U.S.<br><br>officials say they are investigating the attack for possible links to terrorism.<br> Emergency responders are seen near the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola on Friday.<br><br>Three people were killed by a Saudi gunman, who was taken down by sheriff's deputies<br> Police cars escort an ambulance after a shooter open fire inside Naval Station Pensacola <br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Al-Shamrani opened fire in a classroom at the base Friday morning, killing three Americans.<br><br><br>The FBI is examining social media posts and investigating whether Al-Shamrani acted alone or was connected to any broader group.<br>The assault, which prompted a massive law enforcement response and base lockdown, ended when a sheriff's deputy killed the attacker.<br>Eight people were hurt in the attack, including the deputy and a second deputy who was with him.<br>Family members on Saturday identified one of the victims as a 23-year-old recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who alerted first responders to where the shooter was even after he had been shot several times.<br>'Joshua Kaleb Watson saved countless lives today with his own,' Adam Watson wrote on Facebook.<br><br>'He died a hero and we are beyond proud but there is a hole in our hearts that can never be filled.'<br>Watson was a native of Enterprise, Alabama who was actively involved in JROTC and National Honor Society in high school. <br>After graduating from high school in 2014, he spent four years at the U.S.<br>Naval Academy, where he competed as part of the academy's elite rifle team. He graduated from the academy in May and was commissioned as an ensign.<br>Video from the graduation ceremony shows Watson proudly taking the oath of office to defend the Constitution, as his loving parents and other family members look on. <br> Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, (right) is seen at graduation from the Naval Academy in May.<br><br>He was one of three Americans slain on Friday by a Saudi military member<br> Florida U.S.<br><br>Sen. Rick Scott issued a scathing statement calling the shooting - the second on a U.S. Naval base this week - an act of terrorism 'whether this individual was motivated by radical Islam or was simply mentally unstable.'<br>During a news conference Friday night, the FBI declined to release the shooter's identity and wouldn't comment on his possible motivations.<br>'There are many reports circulating, but the FBI deals only in facts,' said Rachel L.<br><br>Rojas, the FBI's special agent in charge of the Jacksonville Field Office.<br>Earlier Friday, two U.S. officials identified the student as a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, and said authorities were investigating whether the attack was terrorism-related.<br>They spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose information that had not yet been made public.<br>President Donald Trump declined to say whether the shooting was terrorism-related. Trump tweeted his condolences to the families of the victims and noted that he had received a phone call from Saudi King Salman.<br>He said the king told him that 'this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people.'<br>The Saudi government offered condolences to the victims and their families and said it would provide 'full support' to U.S.<br><br>authorities.<br>The U.S. has long had a robust training program for Saudis, providing assistance in the U.S. and in the kingdom. The shooting, however, shined a spotlight on the two countries' sometimes rocky relationship.<br>The kingdom is still trying to recover from the killing last year of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.<br><br>Saudi intelligence officials and a forensic doctor [http://escortilanbe.com/ şişli eskort] killed and dismembered Khashoggi on Oct. 2, 2018, just as his [https://www.thefashionablehousewife.com/?s=fianc%C3%A9e fiancée] waited outside the diplomatic mission.<br>One of the Navy's most historic and storied bases, Naval Air Station Pensacola sprawls along the waterfront southwest of the city's downtown and dominates the economy of the surrounding area.<br> Part of the base resembles a college campus, with buildings where 60,000 members of the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard train each year in multiple fields of aviation. A couple hundred students from countries outside the U.S.<br><br>are also enrolled in training, said Base commander Capt. Tim Kinsella.<br>All of the shooting took place in one classroom and the shooter used a handgun, authorities said. Weapons are not allowed on the base, which Kinsella said would remain closed until further notice.<br>Adam Watson said his little brother was able to make it outside the classroom building to tell authorities where the shooter was after being shot 'multiple' times.<br><br>'Those details were invaluable,' he wrote on his Facebook page.<br>Watson's father, Benjamin Watson, was quoted by the Pensacola News Journal as saying that his son was a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who dreamed of becoming a Navy pilot.<br>He said he had reported to Pensacola two weeks ago to begin flight training. 'He died serving his country,' Benjamin Watson said.<br>The shooting is the second at a U.S. naval base this week. A sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two before taking his own life.<br> |
