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via Fox News
via Queerty
...a number of LGBT organizations—including GLAAD, GLSEN, the Human
Rights Campaign and the National Center for Transgender
Equality—released a joint statement regarding the shooting:
We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers.
The motivation and circumstances behind today’s tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.
TPM reports:
As of late Wednesday afternoon, officials
with the FBI, the Metropolitan Police Department and the Family
Research Council would not confirm the reports that the suspect
expressed his displeasure with the FRC’s opposition to gay marriage. Law
enforcement officials said the matter was still under investigation and
it was too early to speak to the individual’s motivation.
The incident could be handled as an incident of domestic terrorism depending on the suspect’s motivations, an FBI spokeswoman told reporters on the scene.
NBC and ABC7 identified him as 28-year-old Floyd Corkins of Virginia. Fox News obtained photos of the man, apparently taken by a witness, that show the suspect in handcuffs and his bloody shirt fully unbuttoned.
The incident could be handled as an incident of domestic terrorism depending on the suspect’s motivations, an FBI spokeswoman told reporters on the scene.
NBC and ABC7 identified him as 28-year-old Floyd Corkins of Virginia. Fox News obtained photos of the man, apparently taken by a witness, that show the suspect in handcuffs and his bloody shirt fully unbuttoned.
Sources also said the gunman may have been carrying a bag from Chick-fil-A, the embattled fast-food restaurant whose president came under fire from gay activists after he said he did not agree with same-sex marriage.
Sources told Fox News that after guard took away his gun, the suspect said, "Don't shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for."
via The Inquisitr
The gunman, a 28-year-old man from Virginia, reportedly entered the lobby of the agency’s Washington D.C. headquarters before noon today and stated his disagreement with the policy positions of the conservative group. The FBI is not releasing specific details about the suspect’s statements. Once the security guard asked the man to leave, the suspect opened fire. The guard did not lose consciousness after getting shot in the arm and is reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital.
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via Mail OnlineThe FBI in Washington D.C. is investigating a possible domestic terrorism incident after an armed man walked into the headquarters of a conservative lobbying unit and opened fire.
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