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| Possible Terrorist Attack In Garland, Texas, USA | |
| 2021-08-31 | |
The driver, Isabella Lewis, 26, of Garland, was shot and killed after she dropped off or picked up someone who had requested a ride, according to Garland Police said. The shooter in Garland and Plano has been identified as Emron Ali Rashid. He was the one Lewis went to pick up for a ride. There was a note left in the Lewis’ car, that led to a possible motive for the crime, authorities said, but did not elaborate. "Dirka dirka jihad jihad. Allahu Akhbar!" Authorities: "We'll probably never know his motivation. It's unclear. Possibly White Supremacy" Matthew DeSarno, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Dallas, said the Dallas FBI has joined in the investigation to see what led to the investigation and if it was an act of terrorism. "Rashid may have been inspired by a foreign terrorist organization to commit these acts," DeSarno said. He was the subject of a counterterrorism investigation from 2010 to 2013. At this point, we do not believe the suspect was provided assistance by others or that others were involved in the incident," said DeSarno. There is no indication Rashid and Lewis new each other. Just before noon on Sunday, Garland police responded to a gunshot wound call in the 400 block of Forest Gate Drive. Police say the caller stated someone was shot and the victim’s vehicle was stolen. When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. "She was either going there to pick up a client or going there to drop off a client, we’re still kind of unsure why she was at that location but it was a hired ride," said Matt Pesta of the Garland Police Department. A spokesperson for Lyft has since released the following statement: "We are heartbroken by this incident and our hearts are with the driver’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. Safety is fundamental to Lyft and we are ready to assist law enforcement." Minutes later, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers responded to a complaint of a man "behaving erratically" in front of the Plano Police Department. Prior to their arrival, the suspect entered the department’s lobby. And upon entering the lobby a second time, officials say he displayed a handgun, raised it and then fired it in the direction of a civilian police employee who was assisting a visitor. Both the employee and visitor took shelter in a secure room off the lobby of the department, police said. At that time, two police officers reportedly responded from inside the building and exchanged fire with the suspect. The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital where his current status is unknown, police said. During their investigation, Plano police found the stolen Lyft driver’s vehicle outside the department. No police employees or visitors were injured. "Things kind of appear what they are, but we still need to link them with evidence, to be able to make that solid connection," Pesta said. "It’s just a sad deal all the way around. I mean, let’s face it, a life was lost today, and there could have been many more if it wasn’t for the heroic actions of [the] Plano Police Department." Plano Mayor John Muns released the following statement: "What could have been a horrific tragedy was avoided, thanks to the swift and effective action of our Plano police officers... I applaud the response of the officers who responded who stopped a dangerous situation from taking a deadly turn." | |
| Posted by:Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 |
| #9 Victimhood as an excuse in today's BLM, Obama/Biden cultural moment adds to that sense of both permission to act out and rejection of being non-hyphenated Americans. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-08-31 18:38 |
| #8 My posting was specific to the Afghan imports B, but the assessments we did about the increased risk of those defined as "tweens" has a wider context, it even applies to domestic Wakandans when the sense of disassociation is deeply felt in my opinion. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-08-31 18:33 |
| #7 Still talking about a stabilizing mission to Somalia? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-08-31 17:33 |
| #6 /\ .....most of whom will live off the public purse and remain self-segregated, and many of whom will face cultural disassociation emotional problems for many years. In this their youth will experience the conflicted self-identificatio Hajjis, Wacandans, or both? Please clarify. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-31 17:19 |
| #5 We just imported 110,000 people, some of whom share a troubling acceptance of Sharia law, most of whom don't speak English, most of whom lack 21st century job skills, most of whom will live off the public purse and remain self-segregated, and many of whom will face cultural disassociation emotional problems for many years. In this their youth will experience the conflicted self-identification that comes from being a "'tween" we first assessed after 9/11 as we looked at Jihadist movements in the US Muslim communities. Youth who face not feeling like they belong or are accepted hers as Americans, but who cannot feel they belong in the nation of their parents either, "between" cultures, and adrift longing for a connection. The fertile field of the Jihadi propagandist and recruiter. Complicating this will be multi-generational anger over the whiplash of emotional dislocations and anger over the miasma that Afghanistan now suffers yet again. This is a breeding ground for terrorism, and the reintroduction of the lovely tactic of IED and car-bombing, skills well learned in former homeland homes. Our regret for the entire post Tora-Bora military strategy will last for a very long time, as will the devastating reminder these remnants of a failed nation building strategy will be for a generation. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2021-08-31 14:04 |
| #4 When everybody is wearing masks, how do you know who the terrorists are? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-08-31 12:07 |
| #3 Lone wolf inspired by foreign terror group is killed in Texas police station SHOOTOUT minutes after killing female Lyft driver and stealing her car |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-31 10:13 |
| #2 same Garland where the FBI enabled a terrorist attack at the Draw Mo Day event. |
| Posted by: Retard Strength 2021-08-31 07:42 |
| #1 He was the subject of a counterterrorism investigation from 2010 to 2013 I wish they'd stop saying that. It makes them look so much more pathetic than they are. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-08-31 02:42 |