Wow this happened in my home town Garland, TX. LOL @ the "police"


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/03/at-least-2-shot-outside-muhammad-art-exhibit-in-texas/26849897/


GARLAND, Texas — Two suspects were killed after they opened fire Sunday in a parking lot outside a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, authorities said.

Garland's city government issued a statement saying that as a Muhammad Art Exhibit event was coming to a close at the Curtis Culwell Center, "two males drove up to the front of the building in a car'' and started shooting at a security officer.

"Garland police officers engaged the gunmen, who were both shot and killed,'' the statement posted online said.

The exhibit was placed on lockdown and attendees later moved to a nearby school.

Police suspect the suspects' vehicle may contain a bomb and called in bomb squad experts. Surrounding businesses were evacuated.
Police secure art at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest

Police secure art at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. (Photo: Larry W. Smith, epa)

An officer dressed in SWAT gear took the stage toward the end of the event at the Curtis Culwell Center near Dallas and told attendees that a shooting had occurred. .

A group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative hosted the Muhammad Cartoon Exhibit and $10,000 cartoon contest.

The arena, owned by the Garland school district, hosted a "Stand WIth the Prophet" event in January, NBC News reported.

The cartoon exhibit featured "images of Islam's prophet, both historic and contemporary, and speeches by leading voices of freedom and internationally renowned free speech advocates," according to a press release by the group.

Such drawings are deemed insulting to many followers of Islam and have sparked violence around the world. According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad — even a respectful one — is considered blasphemous.

In January, 12 people were killed by gunmen in an attack against the Paris office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which had lampooned Islam and other religions and used depictions of Muhammad.

SWAT officers initially held attendees in a room in the Culwell center, while authorities dealt with the shooting in the parking lot. Later, they moved everyone to nearby Naaman Forest High School.