Police on the scene. WISN 12/ABC
An armed man fired shots at the police headquarters, and possibly the Mexican Consulate and a federal courthouse as well, before being shot and killed by the police in Austin, Texas. -CNN. Police called in the bomb squad after they found a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) in the suspects vehicle. The suspect was wearing a vest that may have been an IED as well. No one was hurt except the suspect. Police evacuated their headquarters and have also executed a search of the suspects house.
My Comment:
First of all, there isn't a whole lot to go on yet. The situation does not appear to be over yet even though it started rather early in the morning. If the suspect did have IED's it makes sense for the police and the bomb squad to be very cautious. It is lucky that nobody was hurt besides the shooter. If the video posted on the CNN article is accurate this person might have had a car bomb and a suicide vest. There isn't enough proof yet to say that is what happened, but if facts in this case come to support that then the cop who shot this person may have prevented a major terror attack.
As for who could be responsible take your pick. Of course ISIS inspired Islamic radicals are the easy choice but it could be something else as well. Considering the FBI just foiled a terror attack by the New Black Panthers in St. Louis, it is possible that this is related to the Michael Brown case. It is also possible that this was some right wing terrorist mad about immigration, since the Mexican Consulate may have been a target as well. Or it could be some random crazy person doing it for reasons that only makes sense to him. I'd say the first two possibilities are the most likely. Right now it is just too soon to tell. No matter what though it seems that Texas dodged a bullet.
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