Muslim Convert Opposed To U.S. Military Shoots Two Soldiers Outside Recruiting Station, Killing One

The USA Today reports that "a Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot two soldiers outside an Arkansas recruiting station, killing one of the soldiers, police said Monday. 'This individual appears to have been upset with the military, the Army in particular, and that's why he did what he did,' Little Rock Police Lt. Terry Hastings said in a phone interview. 'He has converted to Muslim here in the past few years,' Hastings said. 'To be honest we're not completely clear on what he was upset about. He had never been in the military.' Hastings identified the man in custody as Carlos Bledsoe, 24, of Little Rock, who was going by the name of Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad. He did not have further details. The names of the soldiers were not released, nor was the condition of the wounded soldier. Hastings said the attacker pulled up in a car outside an Army-Navy recruiting office about 10:30 a.m. local time and fired. The two soldiers were outside the office when shot. According to the Associated Press, the vehicle was stopped on Interstate 630 a short time later and the suspect was taken into custody. Police found an assault rifle in the vehicle."

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