Two soldiers shot at recruiting office in Little Rock

Soldier killed in recruiting office shooting

By Noah Trister - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jun 1, 2009 15:53:42 EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new soldier helping to attract others to the military was shot and killed outside an Army recruiting office Monday and a second soldier was wounded. Police arrested a suspect a short time later.

A man inside a black vehicle pulled up outside the Army-Navy recruiting office in west Little Rock and opened fire about 10:30 a.m., police spokesman Lt. Terry Hastings said.

The soldiers were outside the office when they were shot. They were taken to a hospital, where one died.

Lt. Col. Thomas F. Artis of the Oklahoma City Recruiting Battalion, which oversees the Little Rock office, said the victims had just completed basic training and were not regular recruiters. He said they were serving two weeks in the Little Rock office.

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UPDATE
Police: Shooting suspect targeted military

By Noah Trister - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jun 1, 2009 20:33:40 EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Police say a man with “political and religious motives” confessed to fatally shooting a new soldier and wounding another Monday in an attack on a military recruiting center.

The shootings were not believed to be part of a broader scheme.

William Long, 23, of Conway died in the attack on the Army-Navy Career Center in a west Little Rock shopping center, and Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville was wounded and is stable, Police Chief Stuart Thomas said.

Police arrested Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, 23 of Little Rock along a crosstown interstate moments later. Thomas said Muhammad, previously known as Carlos Bledsoe, would be charged with capital murder, plus 16 counts of committing a terroristic act.
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