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(CNN)A gunman on a Navy air station in Florida shot and killed
three people Friday and sources say the shooter was from Saudi
Arabia.

The gunman, who was killed, was identified as Saudi national
Mohammed Alshamrani, two law enforcement sources told CNN.

While it is still early in the investigation, here is what is
known about the shooter.

What was he doing on the base?

The gunman was a second lieutenant in the Saudi military
involved in flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, US
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was
a member of the Saudi air force.

Was the motive terrorism?

Investigators are looking into whether it was terror-related,
but officials said it is too early to tell. He was vetted upon
entry to the US and his background checked again after the
shooting with nothing of concern found, a law enforcement source
tells CNN.

What has Saudi Arabia said about the shooting?

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud expressed his "deep sadness
and sorrow" in a phone call with the US President Donald Trump,
Saudi state-run SPA news reported.

The Saudi King "offered his sincere condolences" to Trump and
family members of the victims, SPA said.

The king stressed to Trump that he ordered "Saudi security
services to cooperate with the relevant American agencies to
access all information that helps in revealing the circumstances
of this incident." SPA added.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said it "affirms that the
perpetrator of this horrific attack does not represent the Saudi
people whatsoever. The American people are held in the highest
regard by the Saudi people."

Who is in charge of the investigation into the shooter?

The FBI's probe into the mass shooting is a global
investigation, a law enforcement source tells CNN.

The source said the bureau has tasked its agents posted full
time in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, with working with the
Saudi government to obtain background information on the shooter.

How did he get a weapon on base?

It is unclear, authorities said. Weapons are not allowed on
base. The shooter had a handgun, Escambia County Sheriff David
Morgan said.

How many foreign students are there?

Naval Air Station Pensacola employs more than 16,000 military
and 7,400 civilian personnel, according to the base's website.
Many families also live there, said retired Rear Adm. John
Kirby, CNN's military and diplomatic analyst, who was once
stationed there.

A "couple hundred" international students are there, Capt. Tim
Kinsella, commanding officer of the base, told reporters.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/06/us/pensacola-navy-gunman-what-we- know/index.html

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