Shooting at Texas Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi determined to be terrorism.

The entrance to the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. NBC News/Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

A shooting attack at a Corpus Christi Naval Air Station in Texas that wounded one person has been determined to be terror related. NBC News. The attacker opened fire at the base and was shot and killed by security forces there. Law enforcement has identified the shooter as Adam Alsahli, who lived in Corpus Christi. In addition to confirming that the case was terror related, the FBI said that there is an additional person of interest at large. 

My Comment:

This story isn't getting much coverage. Some of that is due to the fact that the attacker didn't accomplish much. He only wounded one person before he was shot and killed and that person is expected to recover. When the body count is low these stories tend to get ignored by the media. 

But the fact that this appears to be terrorism related should make it a big story. The failed attack on the Curtis Culwell center was also a failure but it was a huge news story even before it was revealed the FBI was involved with it. But this story? I had to search for it as it wasn't a top story anywhere I looked. 

The FBI didn't say what kind of terrorism this was but given the guys name I am going to say that it was likely Islamic terrorism. It's unclear though if this was a major plot or a lone wolf attacker who came up with his own plan. My guess is that he, at the very least, he had contact with one of the major terror groups, like ISIS or al-Qaeda. 

He wasn't a very good terrorist though. Attacking a military base seems like a very bad idea as this was the predictable outcome. Trying to attack the gatehouse of a base is about the least likely way to succeed in a terror attack. Doing so was never going to work and once again I am thankful for stupid terrorists. 

Terrorism has been an afterthought lately and it's clear that the risk is a lot lower, even though this attack proves that it is still a threat. The destruction of ISIS and al-Qaeda is a major factor but I think the Coronavirus outbreak is part of it as well. The lockdowns left a lot fewer opportunities to commit terror attacks and even terrorists were afraid of the virus. 

Still, as the lockdowns lift I wouldn't be surprised if we see some more Islamic terrorism. Indeed, it's Ramadan right now (until the 23rd of May) and that has always been a bloody time in the 2010's. I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't another terror attack soon, though it will likely turn out the same way as this one did.