The
FBI is keeping its investigation into the
shooting that killed three people Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola,
Florida, tightly wrapped, but some information had made its way through.The
New York Times, for instance, reports that the suspected Saudi Arabian gunman identified as Second Lt. Mohammad Saeed Alshamrani, an aviation student at the base who served in the Saudi air force, appears to have been self-radicalized. There is no evidence he had any ties to international terrorist groups, an initial assessment from
American intelligence and counterterrorism officials revealed. A motive reportedly remains unclear right now, though the SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist activity, found a
Twitter account that could not be independently verified, but had a name matching the suspect's. It contained posts criticizing U.S. foreign policy and quoting former al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, per the Times. The FBI is still investigating whether the suspected gunman acted alone, as well. The Associated Press reports he had a dinner party with three other students earlier this week. They reportedly watched videos of mass shootings while there, a U.S. official told AP, and one of those students reportedly videotaped the building where the shooting was taking place, while the other two watched from a car. The official said 10 other Saudi students were being held on the base, while several others were unaccounted for.As of now, though, there hasn't been any indication about whether the shooting was part of a larger operation, but that hasn't prevented some lawmakers reaching their own conclusions.