Two shot and killed at 'Muhammad Art, Cartoon Contest' in Texas
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Elton Simpson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 8:17 am EDT, May 4, 2015 Updated 9:56 am EDT, May 4, 2015 Comment By Tom Cleary
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Elton Simpson has been identified as one of the two gunmen who opened fire Sunday night outside the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, Texas. An unarmed security guard was shot, but survived with a non-life-threatening wound, before Simpson and his accomplice were killed by police.
Simpson, 30, and the other shooter are from Phoenix, Arizona, according to WFAA News. He was “well known” by the FBI and was the subject of a previous terror investigation, ABC News reports.
Simpson’s accomplice has not yet been identified, but they were roommates, according to KNXP reporter Chris Williams.
@_AbuHu55ain, who posted about the shooting before the account was suspended.
According to the SITE intelligence service, the account belonged to British ISIS fighter Junaid Hussain.
Here are screenshots of those tweets:
Garland Shooting: Tweets From Terrorists You Need to See
Tweets from gunman Elton Simpson and ISIS supporters claim responsibility for the Garland, Texas shooting at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.
Click here to read more
2. He Was Sentenced to Probation in 2010 After He Was the Target of a FBI Terror Investigation
The FBI began investigating Simpson in 2006, when they began recording conversations he was having with an informant. He was arrested in 2010.
According to court records, Simpson received a sentence of three years probation in 2011 after he was found guilty of making a false statement to the FBI.
Simpson told FBI agents he had not talked with others about traveling to Somalia, when he in fact had talked to others about traveling to the African country, according to court documents. The judge who found Simpson guilty found there wasn’t enough evidence to support the FBI’s claim that the travel was related to terrorism. He had elected for a trial by the judge, rather than a jury.
The FBI had claimed that Simpson was traveling to Somalia to engage in “violent jihad.” The FBI claimed he was planning to travel to Africa to join the al-Shabaab terror group, which has since been responsible for the deadly Kenyan terror attacks at the Nairobi mall and Garissa University.
Simpson’s probation ended in 2014. The Volokh Conspiracy blog wrote about the case in 2011, calling it a “partial government victory / partial defeat.”
Read the court order explaining why Simpson was found guilty:
3. He Was Born in Illinois & Converted to the Muslim Religion at a Young Age
According to court documents, Simpson was born in Illinois and then moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he “converted to the Muslim religion at a young age.”
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4. The Shooting Targeted a Controversial ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest
The shooting happened at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday outside the Curtis Culwell Center, where the event was being held. Garland is about 20 miles from Dallas.
The “free speech” art exhibit and contest, themed “Draw the Prophet,” was created by the American Freedom Defense Initiative in response to a pro-Muslim event in January that drew thousands of protesters. It included the awarding of a prize to the cartoonist who drew the best depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. More than 300 entries were received for the contest, with an award of $10,000, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Islam prohibits depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, and cartoons of the Prophet have led to violence, including the shooting in January at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris.
The event created controversy with some saying that it is an attack on Islam. The event’s organizers, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, said it was just exercising its right to freedom of speech, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The American Freedom Defense Initiative is run by Pamela Geller, a conservative political activist, writer and commentator. She also co-founded the group Stop Islamization of America, which has been called a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and others. It calls itself a human rights organization dedicated to free speech, religious liberty and individual rights.
According to the Dallas Morning News, police were at the event to provide security because of the controversy.
The Curtis Culwell Center is owned by the Garland Independent School District.
Police were paid $10,000 by the event’s organizers for security.
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5. ISIS Supporters Had Been Calling For an Attack on the Garland Event
Posts on social media prior to the shooting show that the art exhibit and contest were targeted by supporters of the radical Islam terror group ISIS. One post, on May 1, said, “Brothers in Garland Texas Please go to there with your weapons, bombs or with your knives. Threaten your enemies & the enemies of Allaah.”
Another post read, “The brothers from the Charlie Hebdo attack did their part. It’s time for brothers in the US to do their part.”
Those accounts have also been deleted by Twitter, which has aggressively banned ISIS-related users.
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Tom Cleary is a reporter and editor for Heavy.com. Tom was a breaking news reporter at the Connecticut Post and an editor at the Register Citizen and New Haven Register. He can be reached by email at Tom.Cleary@Heavy.com. Follow him on Twitter @tomwcleary.
May 4, 2015 9:56 am
Published 8:17 am EDT, May 4, 2015 Updated 9:56 am EDT, May 4, 2015 Comment By Tom Cleary
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Elton Simpson has been identified as one of the two gunmen who opened fire Sunday night outside the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, Texas. An unarmed security guard was shot, but survived with a non-life-threatening wound, before Simpson and his accomplice were killed by police.
Simpson, 30, and the other shooter are from Phoenix, Arizona, according to WFAA News. He was “well known” by the FBI and was the subject of a previous terror investigation, ABC News reports.
Simpson’s accomplice has not yet been identified, but they were roommates, according to KNXP reporter Chris Williams.
@_AbuHu55ain, who posted about the shooting before the account was suspended.
According to the SITE intelligence service, the account belonged to British ISIS fighter Junaid Hussain.
Here are screenshots of those tweets:
Garland Shooting: Tweets From Terrorists You Need to See
Tweets from gunman Elton Simpson and ISIS supporters claim responsibility for the Garland, Texas shooting at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.
Click here to read more
2. He Was Sentenced to Probation in 2010 After He Was the Target of a FBI Terror Investigation
The FBI began investigating Simpson in 2006, when they began recording conversations he was having with an informant. He was arrested in 2010.
According to court records, Simpson received a sentence of three years probation in 2011 after he was found guilty of making a false statement to the FBI.
Simpson told FBI agents he had not talked with others about traveling to Somalia, when he in fact had talked to others about traveling to the African country, according to court documents. The judge who found Simpson guilty found there wasn’t enough evidence to support the FBI’s claim that the travel was related to terrorism. He had elected for a trial by the judge, rather than a jury.
The FBI had claimed that Simpson was traveling to Somalia to engage in “violent jihad.” The FBI claimed he was planning to travel to Africa to join the al-Shabaab terror group, which has since been responsible for the deadly Kenyan terror attacks at the Nairobi mall and Garissa University.
Simpson’s probation ended in 2014. The Volokh Conspiracy blog wrote about the case in 2011, calling it a “partial government victory / partial defeat.”
Read the court order explaining why Simpson was found guilty:
3. He Was Born in Illinois & Converted to the Muslim Religion at a Young Age
According to court documents, Simpson was born in Illinois and then moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he “converted to the Muslim religion at a young age.”
Hasan & Jonas Edmonds: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Hasan Edmonds, a member of the U.S. National Guard, has been arrested on federal charges that he planned to use his military experience to join ISIS.
Click here to read more
4. The Shooting Targeted a Controversial ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest
The shooting happened at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday outside the Curtis Culwell Center, where the event was being held. Garland is about 20 miles from Dallas.
The “free speech” art exhibit and contest, themed “Draw the Prophet,” was created by the American Freedom Defense Initiative in response to a pro-Muslim event in January that drew thousands of protesters. It included the awarding of a prize to the cartoonist who drew the best depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. More than 300 entries were received for the contest, with an award of $10,000, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Islam prohibits depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, and cartoons of the Prophet have led to violence, including the shooting in January at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris.
The event created controversy with some saying that it is an attack on Islam. The event’s organizers, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, said it was just exercising its right to freedom of speech, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The American Freedom Defense Initiative is run by Pamela Geller, a conservative political activist, writer and commentator. She also co-founded the group Stop Islamization of America, which has been called a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and others. It calls itself a human rights organization dedicated to free speech, religious liberty and individual rights.
According to the Dallas Morning News, police were at the event to provide security because of the controversy.
The Curtis Culwell Center is owned by the Garland Independent School District.
Police were paid $10,000 by the event’s organizers for security.
Tairod Pugh: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a former U.S. Air Force mechanic, has been indicted on federal charges that he tried to cross into Syria to join the terror group ISIS.
Click here to read more
5. ISIS Supporters Had Been Calling For an Attack on the Garland Event
Posts on social media prior to the shooting show that the art exhibit and contest were targeted by supporters of the radical Islam terror group ISIS. One post, on May 1, said, “Brothers in Garland Texas Please go to there with your weapons, bombs or with your knives. Threaten your enemies & the enemies of Allaah.”
Another post read, “The brothers from the Charlie Hebdo attack did their part. It’s time for brothers in the US to do their part.”
Those accounts have also been deleted by Twitter, which has aggressively banned ISIS-related users.
Pamela Geller: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Pamela Geller organized the "Draw the Prophet" contest and Muhammad Art Exhibit. Two gunmen died after opening fire outside the event in Garland, Texas.
Click here to read more
May 4, 2015 9:56 am
Bernie Madoff
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They spent $30,000 on security for this stupid event. I'm sure they're all great Christians 
You figure that money could be spent alittle more wisely in the community...
But I guess Jesus is on that old testament steez right now.
You figure that money could be spent alittle more wisely in the community...
But I guess Jesus is on that old testament steez right now.
Abdi
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don't walk around fire expecting not to sweat
Just say it already.
You support killing people who insult your prophet.
I hope the FBI starts tracking all you dudes. This shyt ain't a game to me.
Way to miss the fukking point though.They spent $30,000 on security for this stupid event. I'm sure they're all great Christians
You figure that money could be spent alittle more wisely in the community...
But I guess Jesus is on that old testament steez right now.
It is hilarious.
Gotta love how liberals are about to try and make this dude out to be a misguided saint
Dude was being tracked by the FBI and he ended up doing what they tried to prevent once before
Islam
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