Saudi Air Force trainee who opened fire in Pensacola naval base classroom killing three and wounding eight before being shot dead

UK Daily Mail

One of "Twenty 'hand-picked' Saudi airmen training at Pensacola are among the 62,700 foreign military personnel the US trains each year."

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"Sources identified the suspected gunman as Saudi Air Force aviation student Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani " . . .

. . . " 'Obviously the government of Saudi Arabia needs to make things better for these victims. And I think they are going to owe a debt here given that this is one of their individuals.'

"Of the 19 men involved in the September 11 attacks, 15 were Saudi and some of them attended flight school in Florida. 

"In recent weeks, 18 naval aviators and two aircrew members from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces were training with the US Navy, including at Pensacola, according to a November 15 press release from the Navy. It was not clear if the suspected shooter was part of that delegation.

"The delegation came under a Navy program that offers training to US allies, known as the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity.

"A person familiar with the program said that Saudi Air Force officers selected for military training in the United States are intensely vetted by both countries."

. . . 

"The Saudi personnel are 'hand-picked' by their military and often come from elite families, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they did not have permission to speak to a reporter. Trainees must speak excellent English, the person said.

"Saudi Arabia's embassy in Washington did not respond to questions. 

"Saudi Arabia, a major purchaser of U.S. arms, accounts for a massive portion of America's spending on foreign military training."

Another Shooting In A Gun-Free Zone: Two Murdered, At Least 11 Hospitalized, In Shooting At Naval Air Station Pensacola In Florida

The rules explicitly note that concealed carry permits aren’t honored on the military bases.
“personal firearms may only be stored in the installation’s armory”
“All firearms will be unloaded and secured with a trigger lock and ammunition must be carried in the farthest most possible location away from the firearm prior to transporting on an installation”

 Sources told ABC News that investigators are working to determine if the shooter was acting out because of religious or ideological reasons or if there was some sort of problem or hostility that developed in the course of the training at Pensacola.

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Pensacola News Journal

What happened to the shooter?The shooter was confirmed dead around 7:50 a.m.He was shot and killed by Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies. Two of the deputies were injured.