For the second time in a week, there was another shooting on a military base. The first shooting took place at Pearl Harbor and today, another shooting took place on a Naval Air Station in Florida.

The Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, experienced the latest shooting this morning just before 6:30 am Central Time.

The shooter who opened fire killing three people and injuring several others has been identified as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani.

The AP reports – The Florida Naval station shooting suspect was an aviation officer in the Saudi Air Force, U.S. officials said Friday, as the FBI and other authorities began investigating the incident to determine if it was terrorism-related.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the suspect was a second lieutenant attending the aviation school at the base. Military from around the globe attend the Naval Air Station in Pensacola for flight training.

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The shooter opened fire in a classroom building on Friday morning. The attack left four people dead, including the assailant, and multiple people wounded.

The shooter was also killed after local Escambia County Police Officers responded. Two heroic police officers were shot during their attempt to stop the shooter but are expected to recover.

BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz just announced to ABC News: “This was not a murder. This was an act of terror.”

Listen:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the media about the status of the wounded victims.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) explains why the U.S. Military trains foreign nationals on our military bases in America.

 

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