Two gunmen were shot to death by police in Texas on Sunday after the pair opened fire outside a controversial contest for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, officials said.
The gunmen shot and wounded a security officer moments after after driving up to the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, a Dallas suburb. Garland police officers quickly confronted the duo and killed them both in a brief gunfight.
A bomb squad was then called in to search the suspects’ vehicle. As those searches were being conducted overnight, there were reports of loud booms, but it was not clear if a bomb had been detonated, WFAA reported. The wounded security officer, identified as 58-year-old Bruce Joiner, was shot in the ankle and treated and released from the hospital. He was unarmed.
The gunmen were identified as roommates from Phoenix, Arizona. One, named as Elton Simpson, was "well known" to the FBI, according to ABC News. He was the subject of a previous investigation and convicted of lying to federal agents about the purpose of a planned trip to Africa, according to the outlet. Prosecutors were not able to prove he was trying to join a terror group and he was sentenced to probation, according to ABC.
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