UPDATE: FBI confirms identity of gunman in ‘terrorism-related’ shooting at Texas naval base

UPDATE: Now that next of kin has been notified, the FBI officially confirms that the suspect in Thursday’s #CorpusNASShooting has been identified as 20 year old Adam Salim Alsahli. #HOUNEWS

— FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) May 22, 2020

The FBI announced at a short press briefing on Thursday that the shooting is definitely terrorism-related, and there may be a second person of interest at large.

Alsahli is reported to be a U.S. resident who was born in Syria. Investigators have discovered a number of social media accounts believed to be associated with Alsahli, in which he expresses support for ISIS and Al Qaeda.

Among the many assets working the #CorpusNASShooting are FBI Agents, Intel Analysts, Evidence Response Team, Forensic Analysts, Language Analysts & Electronic Technicians from FBI Corpus, FBI Houston and @FBISanAntonio. In addition to @ncis_cnfo NASCorpus, @CorpusChristiPD @ATFHQ pic.twitter.com/ZiCdeaTLdZ

— FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) May 22, 2020

Rob O’Donnell, a retired NYPD detective, posted the following: “Tax records show the father of the NAS Corpus Christi terrorist, Adam Alsahli, currently owns 11 properties totaling $1 million dollars in the CC area, the top address has a homestead exemption and was the home raided by both federal & local SWAT teams yesterday.”

Tax records show the father of the NAS Corpus Christi terrorist, Adam Alsahli, currently owns 11 properties totaling $1 million dollars in the CC area, the top address has a homestead exemption and was the home raided by both federal & local SWAT teams yesterday. https://t.co/G072enlEnq pic.twitter.com/vCssvPPslk

— Rob O’Donnell (@odonnell_r) May 22, 2020

The FBI is the lead agency in the investigation, but it is not releasing any information about the raid. https://t.co/l9hnqUJFJj

— KRIS 6 News (@KRIS6News) May 22, 2020

The @RealNCIS has surged Special Agents, linguists, & intel specialists from across the U.S. to provide direct support to this joint FBI-NCIS investigation. Together, we are working tirelessly to ensure the safety of all the personnel on base, as well as the @cityofcc community.

— NCIS Central (@ncis_cnfo) May 22, 2020

FBI has declared the shooting attack at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi an act of terrorism.

SOCMINT investigation reveals that the shooter – identified as Adam Salim Alsahli – was ideological supporter of al-Qaeda (not ISIS). He also expressed support for AQAP online. pic.twitter.com/gkAAYeFntx

— FJ (@Natsecjeff) May 22, 2020

2) The attacker, Adam Alsahli seems to have strong connection to Syria (possibly lived in Damascus). Also demonstrates similar ideology as Pensacola shooter Shamrani (not to mention selecting same target type), though there is no direct evidence that the two events are related. pic.twitter.com/YmSe9YUiae

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) May 21, 2020

4) #CorpusChristi shooter had an extensive network of social media accounts on FB, Twitter, IG, Whatsapp, TG, Snapchat–often holding multiple on the same platform. They were largely filled with support for hardliner clerics, mostly from Saudi Arabia.

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) May 22, 2020

FBI confirms identity of gunman in “terrorism-related” shooting at Texas naval base. https://t.co/wpfZIGx1Ut

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 22, 2020

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