muhammad, age 41, was definitely the alpha. devoted follower and more than willing accomplice, malvo, was just 17. >> one of the things that struck me was his devotion and commitment to john allen muhammad, who he referred to as dad. >> muhammad, a father of three, was an ex-army engineer who received the normal training in marksmanship. he saw action in the first gulf war but returned home a changed man. >> desert storm, the first iraq war, flipped a switch in john muhammad. to this day, his ex-wife isn't sure what happened. >> it was like his spirit had been broken. he was just like a broken man. >> that's the man who befriended lee malvo in 2000. he met the teen while on a trip to antigua where malvo's mother had all but abandoned him. muhammad brought malvo to tacoma, washington, as his informal adopted son. >> his personality was a loving child. it is very important that one recognize that lee did not attach to a killer. he actually attached to a loving and caring father. >> at the time, muhammad was in a bitter and compli

that event was a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. what we are now learning about the event and what we are now learning about the deaths of the two men and the investigation. we have details after the break. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this morning. two gunmen killed. these gunmen apparently opened fire at an event in texas. a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. new information on this attack. new information on the investigation as well. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. 32 minutes past the hour. breaking overnight in garland, texas. a shooting raising serious questions and concerns. two men pulled up outside a venue holding this contest for people to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the men jumped out of their car and started shooting. an unarmed security guard was wounded before two police officers shot and killed the gunmen. cnn's ed lavandera is in texas with the latest. ed. >> reporter: john law enforcement officials here in the dallas suburb of garland, texas say

nic, we have seen this depiction of the prophet muhammad. unusual to see this in the united states. >> reporter: and that was precisely that in paris. the hit list. who was a controversial figure because he had drawn a cartoon of the prophet muhammad. he and his coworkers were targeted from the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo." the two gunmen there appeared to be associated with al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the scenario we saw in copenhagen a month later has striking similarities in texas. a cartoonist attending a freedom of speech event. lars vilks, drawn a picture of the prophet muhammad he was also on an al qaeda hit list. the gunmen pulling a weapon and trying to shoot into hean event he was attending. the security who were with him, danish and swedish security returned fire. the gunmen turning outside a synagogue and killing a guard outside on duty there. the scenario of gunmen showing up and being chased off or shot at by security is what prevented further casualties. that gunmen in copenhagen later we found out he had associat

it was an exhibit depicting the prophet muhammad.f them had been entered into a contest offering $10,000 in prize money. and this is the end result. bob baer is a cnn intelligence and security analyst, also used to be the cia. he joins us now. bob, when you look at the scene there, it's a few hours old. does this look like paris, "charlie hebdo," or copenhagen? >> well, it looks like paris. on the other hand, it looks like the police were waiting for them. i mean, it was a quick response, a quick shooting. i think they were probably waiting for some sort of violence or expected it in a certain sense. i think, you know, showing these cartoons is a provocation, an invitation. in this case, i think it was a lone wolf. anybody can obtain a gun, it's sacrilegious for devout muslims to show the picture of the prophet so this shouldn't really have come as a surprise to anybody. it probably didn't to the texas police. >> so when they say there was no credible threat, that means they didn't have specific information that two guys were about t

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charlie: what does that have to do with muhammad? can you attack them without attacking muhammad?hammad is a symbol, that is all. we also attacked jesus. we make more cartoons about jesus than we did about muhammad. charlie: what do you say about jesus? gerard biard: you do not want to know. charlie: hollande is easy. jean-baptiste thoret: what does that mean, easy to attack? charlie: political figures, le pen. all politicians have, in one way or another, an element of hypocrisy, of ego. jean-baptiste thoret: you have to consider for a satirist magazine, there is nothing sacred. nothing is sacred. charlie: has this made you bolder? gerard biard: no. charlie: you were already bold? [laughter] gerard biard: what i am about to say is my own opinion. i do not think it is normal to be afraid of violence, of threatening. but it is natural. i do not think, in this case, it is the good answer because if you say, ok, i am afraid, i stop or i go lower, you send the wrong response to people who did that. you say to them, you are right to use violence. it works. you see? and so, they will use

isis claiming credit for sunday's attack to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad.dio channel. two al khilafa soldiers. that is the term isis uses to refer to its own fighter. the announcer on the isis radio channel described the shootout. said the two brothers died in the exchange of gunfire. for the latest we will bring in senior international correspondent nick paton walsh. nick as of now, no direct evidence that they advised or directed this attack in advance. >> reporter: absolutely. this is a short claim of responsibility if you can really call it that broadcast on the radio station which we think is based out of northern iraq i city of mosul. it basically says two al khilafa soldiers the area of northern syria and iraq which isis declared to be the caliphate. the first of the two brothers killed in the exchange of gunfire with a security guard outside garland, texas. noting the security guard was injured. no detail john in the announcement that the investigators could latch on to that could suggest prior knowledge with the plot. this represents the key proble

it was a draw muhammad cartoon contest. the organizers were advertising a 10,000 dollar top reward for whoever has the best cartoon. this is controversial because such drawings are deemed insulting to many followers of islam. there were 200 people at the kurt he is caldwell center in garland texas. at the time of the event it was near the end when they drove up in an unarmed school security officer. bruce joiner was hit in the ankle and treated and released at a local hospital. he was lucky. police shot back at the two armed suspects killing both of them their names nor motive being released at this hour. word of it spread. look at the video of the attendees? they held a flag and sang god bless america. they eventually moved out of safety. no other injuries reported. bomb squad technicians worked through the night sweeping suspect's vehicles and personal effects for possible explosive devices. we have heard a few muffled con dugses since we have-- concussions since we have been on the scene what sounded like muffled explosi

muhammad in any fashion. >> right. and one of the keynote speakers is somebody who says i don't hate muslims, but i do hate islam. >> in fact, john kerry himself was asked by keith elson of the great state of minnesota please do not allow this man to come into the united states to speak at this particular event. the keynote speaker was a dutch lawmaker known for being a hard liner against islam. >> we'll keep an eye here in texas. now we'll turn to heather nauert. >> i have some things i want to bring you. nypd officer brian moore remains in serious condition after he was shot point blank in the face. the 25-year-old and his partner were on patrol in queens new york on saturday night when they spotted demetrius blackwell and started questioning him about an object in his waist band. he pulled out a gun and shot officer moore in the house. >> he's in the hospital. we're hopeful he'll walk out of that hospital but he's in serious condition. >> he's being held without bail. he previously served five years for attempted mu

let me ask you, muhammad. a simple question. of your religion going on worldwide now raping we have kidnapping we have enslaving, we have assassinations we have beheadings we have firing squads we have terror we have bombings. all in the name of allah. why is this happening in the name of your prophet? >> well first of all, we as muslims, moderate muslims, unfortunately our moderate voice is ignored most of the time by the media -- >> no no we have a hard time finding moderate voices that will speak out, and if you're condemning this, i appreciate your voice. >> we are available anytime. seven days a week. >> you still haven't answered the question. raping kidnapping beheadings assassinations slavery. all in the name of muhammad. why? >> well that is a false claim. >> it's false? >> they have nothing to do with this religion or any other religion. >> no they're doing it in the name of allah. they're doing it in the name of islam. >> well they can say whatever. but we know that in reality, they are the worst enemies of allah. the

the contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad.he information about the two men killed by police as they try to shoot their way into the event. police say although the gunmen were wearing body armor and carrying rifles a local police officer was able to bring them down with his service pistol. the two gunmen drove to garland from phoenix arizona, where they were roommates and perhaps signs of a motive. one of the gunmen posted a tweet linking himself to isis. cnn's kyung lah with the latest. >> reporter: this is the apartment complex where the two men were roommates. we are learning more about each. nadir soofi is a pakistani native. he has a pakistani father and mother described as a white american. when they divorced he and his brother moved to pakistan. he went to an elite school in islamabad. then he and his brother decided to leave the country. we know from his mosque that soofi had a pizza shop here and a son. we know more about elton simpson, the other gunmen. he has a criminal record. in 2011 he was convicted of lying to fe

the event was a contest for drawings of the prophet muhammad. many muslims kid depictions of the prophet to be blaspheme. nearby businesses were evacuated after the shooting while police checked the gunman's car for explosives. last word they're on the scene there. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to meet with a soldier of ethiopian descent after a day of protests turned violent. hundred of demonstrators jammed the streets of tel aviv protesting the alleged mistreatment of the soldier at the hand of israeli police. a video that went viral showed the officers assaulting the soldier a week ago. a police spokesman says one of the officers has since been fired. cnn's oren liebermann has been following the story and joins us from tel aviv where it is now just after 10:00 in the morning. and i assume, things have quieted down the they seem like it there, oren. >> they certainly have here in rabin square, a far cry from what the central square looked like last night. now peaceful, calm, quiet. 12 hours, 11 hours ago last night this was the

this contest was for muhammad cartoons. cartoons are political critique. with political islam, which is imposing restrictions on free speech, we are lampooning it. >> for most in the west, it's almost impossible to understand how a simple drawing can spark such a violent and often deadly reaction. this person is with the muslim public affairs council. thank you for being with us. the prohibition on drawing the prophets, jesus, moses, muhammad, all of them, it's not even in the qaran is it? >> we're not supposed to draw any images of them, to number one, stay away from any kind of idol worship. and number two, not put in any kind of racial depiction because the artist will definitely present the image of these prophets through their own lens. so that's been the traditional understanding. but i think in this particular case, we're looking at more of a political dimension in terms of these caricatures that are being made about the prophet. >> in this case, what we're looking at here is nonmuslims drawing insulting images of muhammad. that makes it so much wor

this is an event of the muhammad art event and contest. organized by a group called the american freedom defense initiative according to our affiliate kxas. the group claiming that the event an effort to stand up against violent intimidation. at the event within the last several hours, two armed men opening fire on a security guard there on location and then fire returned by garland police officers. the two suspects then killed. now, more background if you're just joining us on this muhammad art exist and contest organized by this group, they were also -- the organizing group also decided to invest up to $10,000 in increased security according to what the police were telling our affiliate. this follows another event that was happening in january that was as described by our affiliate pro-islamic and appears potentially the two groups at adds with each other. and, you know, as i'm looking here, clint, at the way that the affiliate describing what happened there, they make some allusion to what had happened in the charlie hebdo attacks and i

this exhibit was featuring cartoon drawings of the prophet muhammad. the event, sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative which some critics describe as a hate group, offered as much as $10,000 for the best cartoon of prophet muhammad knowing full well that muslims consider any depiction of the prophet blasphemous and knowing such offenses in the past have been met w

two men pulled up outside a venue holding the contest for people to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the men jumped out of the car and started shooting. a security guard was wounded before two police officers shot and killed the gunmen. cnn's ed lavandera is in garland, texas with the latest. ed. >> reporter: john officials here in the dallas suburb of garland garland, texas say the shooting erupted ten minutes before the prophet muhammad art contest was supposed to be wrapping up. it is not known if the organizers were targeted but that is the suspicion law enforcement is operating under. this event had been in the works for some time and gotten a great deal of publicity and great deal

this exhibit was featuring cartoon drawings of the prophet muhammad. the event, sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative which some critics describe as a hate group, offered as much as $10,000 for the best cartoon of prophet muhammad knowing full well that muslims consider any depiction of the prophet blasphemous and knowing such offenses in the past have been met with deadly violence. this time the gunmen were the only ones to die. >> in about ten minutes to 7:00 a dark-colored vehicle pulled up to the west entrance parking lot. there was a police officer, a police car there blocking that entrance.

today's event was a cartoon contest frof muhammad. our way of life is under attack. she described a scene that a swat team member told the crowd inside the venue they were in an active shooter situation. a security officer was down. the crowd she said began to wave an american flag and began to pray. pray for the officer who had been shot. they were then put on buses and taken away to a place for safety. police conducting one-on-one interviews with everyone as they tried to get a handle on just what happened, why it happened and all are looking at the event. our way of life is under attack. remember what she said. pamela geller took to social media to describe what was going on. she is joining us live to get all of the details about what took place. what can you tell us? >> we had an event in defense of freedom of speech in age of jihad. at the end of the event as you know two gunmen drove up right up to the event and got out and shot a police officer they were sum air illy taken out and there's some suspicion there may be explosives inside as well as in their car th

this exhibit was featuring cartoon drawings of the prophet muhammad. the event, sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative which some critics describe as a hate group, offered as much as $10,000 for the best cartoon of prophet muhammad knowing full well that muslims consider any depiction of the prophet blasphemous and knowing such offenses in the past have been met with deadly violence. this time the gunmen were the only ones to die. >> in about ten minutes to 7:00 a dark-colored vehicle pulled up to the west entrance parking lot. there was a police officer, a police car there blocking that entrance. when that car pulled up and stopped, those officers began to exit their vehicle, and two men exited the dark-colored sedan. both of them had assault rifles came around the back of the car, and started shooting at the police car. the police officer in that car began returning fire and struck both men, taking them down. >> let me share this with you as well. this is a photo of one of the shooters, elton simpson of phoenix. it is believed it was si

>>> gunmen open fire in a dallas suburb outside a contest of the best cartoon for the prophet muhammad. >>> tensions ease in baltimore as the curfew is lifted and the national guard begins to withdraw. >>> and the name game. what will the newest member of britain's royal family be named? captioning funded by cbs d by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, may 4th, 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning law enforcement officials in texas are trying to identify two gunmen who opened fire outside a contest for the best cartoon of the prophet muhammad. the contest was held in the dallas suburb of garland. the gunmen were shot and killed by police after they wounded a security guard. when the gunmen opened fire last night, there were about 75 people inside the curtis caldwell center. the gunmen started shooting just as the event was ending. police say they had not received any credible threats beforehand but they were prepared for something like this. >> i don't know anything so far as any conversations that took place. the only things that w

depicting the prophet muhammad is blasphemy.ct in the middle east there is more and more. on the other hand we can't rip up the first amendment for fanatics. it's a cost of democracy. >> like you said the police were ready, right? they knew that this could cause some problems. they were well armed and well prepared. >> they didn't have heads-up on this but they shot back when they should. this is a case of police shooting absolutely justified and they were in place and understood what was going on and again kudos to them. >> all right. thanks so much. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "at this hour" starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. we want to welcome our viewers around the united states and the world. a lot to get to at this hour. any minute we're awaiting the police department in garland, texas, will hold a press conference about this shooting outside a cartoon contest and exhibit focused on islamic prophet muhammad. also this just in. we're learning that one of the

this event was a muhammad art exhibit and contest. it was held by the american freedom defensive initiative. they accepted entries of cartoons of the prophet muhammad considered offensive by some. but again, we don't know if the shooting is related to that. we are going to stay here on the scene. we are with police. we have been here all afternoon and we'll bring you the latest developments just as soon as we get them. guys? >> all right. jocelyn, thank you. and as the shooting happened, cameras rolling inside the curtis c lwell center. this is a live streaming. people running and can't hear anything but, of course, like i said, see the people escorted out by the armed police officers there. and in that area, officers evacuated three major stores right after those shots rang out. people poured out of an academy, sams club and walmart. nbc 5's kevin cokely is live there with the latest. kevin? >> amanda, we are on the north side of the bush turnpike. the other stores evacuated when the shooting happened, only about a block away from th

. >>> plus two heavily armed gunmen try to launch an attack on a prophet muhammad cartoon contest. we know their identities. are they connected to a larger international terror network? >>> and on a much lighter note. the royal baby finally has a name. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening. i'm jim sciutto in tonight for erin burnett. and "outfront" tonight, breaking news. baltimore on edge. confusion and anger on the streets after a gun goes off, spreading rumors of another police shooting of a black man. this was the scene near the burned out cvs in baltimore just moments after that gunshot was heard. >> police just shot someone. they shot this man in the back. >> police now say a gun did go off, but that the suspect was not shot and was not injured. they say they stopped the man after seeing on surveillance video that he had a gun. >> the sound of the weapon discharging. the police never discharge any weapons. he has no injuries on his body whatsoever. >> but there are some in the crowd who told cnn reporters they had little reason to believe what they were told by police. a

"snl" taking on the draw muhammad controversy. did it cross the line? let's talk in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. heartbreak in hattiesburg, mississippi, coming together today to remember two police officers gunned down over the weekend. its memorial service set for this afternoon and today court appearances for the accused cop killers and two others accused of helping them afterwards. >> did you do it? >> no sir, i didn't do it. >> obviously that's one of the suspects. one of the victims, officer benjamin deen 34 years old, father of two children. a few years ago the department honored him as officer of the year. the other slain officer, a rookie. liquori tate living his life-long dream as a police officer. this morning we heard from his brother mother on "new day." >> he always wanted to be a police officer since he was young playing with police cars and xbox games and having that protective spirit that's always been one of his dreams. >> i want to take you live to hattiesburg now. >> reporter: goo

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considers any drawings of muhammad blasphemous. for the first time in nearly a week curfew over in baltimore as tensions ease, the death of freddie gray, spark violent protests around the city. gray injured while in police custody. six baltimore office verse been charged in his death. >> the latest from baltimore. >> there are far fewer police on baltimore streets overnight, after the city's mayor lifted a mandatory curfew. >> we will get through this. we will do it as one baltimore. >> earlier in the day national guard troops in the area began pulling out tensions over the death of freddie gray subside. we will keep officers deployed where there is potential for concern, where we have had previous incidents every violence. >> in the last week, authorities say nearly 500 people were arrested, more than 100 officers injured during riots and protests, about 200 businesses were looted, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. >> small mom and pop stores, restaurants, they need your help. >> many say what counts as normal in baltimo

the compromise at all it's like did i offend muhammad? oh i'm so sorry, muhammad. come on this is what america's about. offending people. >> let me bring this back to juan for a second. here are a couple issues events that are considered free speech. when the westboro baptist church protests in front of a soldier's funeral. that's free speech but it's protected. and, yes, that's provocative. or a couple of weeks ago some students or some kids at a university were stomping on the american flag. and a military flag person was trying to pull the flag away. she got arrested. the free speechers stomping on the flag were fine. so juan it's the same argument yet you're pointing the finger at geller not at these people doing all these other ridiculously provocative things. >> no look we have free speech. and it is a god blessing on america that we have it. but even the westboro baptist church was involved in a protest over the issue. the people and the flag have a protest over the issue. pam geller is engaged in a gratuitous act to call attention to herself promoting self.

breaking overnight, two men opening fire outside a contest for cartoon depictions of the prophet muhammad. the action scene in a texas town checking the seek for explosives and investigating the suspects. >>> who is the controversial organizer of the event? >>> earthquake relief. the first wave of american military arriving in nepal to help in the recovery effort and a man over 100 years old is pulled from the rubble alive, a week after the devastating earthquake. >>> frightening inferno. a tour bus packed with people bursting into flames. bystanders chasing the bus down while it was on fire. why didn't the driver stop? >>> and quite the catch. a baseball fan going viral now all because of his golden glove and camera skills. >>> good monday morning. i'm ryan smith. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. reena and t.j. are both on assignment. we start with breaking news out of texas. a deadly shootout at a gathering to judge cartoons of the prophet muhammad. >> the car driven by two suspects remains at the venue where that gathering was being held. those suspects opened fire on a security guard wound

wanded people to make cartoons, depicting prophet muhammad in a negative light. wanted to have an art exhibit. the local community did not want this event because of these security concerns. they said we are going to have it. going to have it in the same building where they have a controversial speaker come. that was -- very appropriate al qaeda. extremism. they were speaking in this facility. we will show freedom of speech. we will not back down or cancel this. they even spent $10,000 of money on advance security. this event was controlled. you and i could not have gone without prepurchasing a ticket. how tight the security was. they knew who was in the building. exactly who the people were in that building. and they were having this kind of in a closed way. the art work was very controversial. >> no one would dispute the right for people to have freedom of speech. especiallien this country. you know, a constitutional right. but questions being asked in some ways, were they asking for some kind of attack, not that, obviously not that any one deserved it but an i

earlier this month, two men started shooting at an event showcasing cartoons of the prophet muhammad. >>> one place you will not see controversial ads featuring a cartoon of the prophet muhammad is on the metro here. that includes political, religious and advocacy ads. the decision comes just days after the american free domes initiative applies for spaces to display cartoons of muhammad. the group says metro caved to terrorists. >>> this is video of the tunnel in the district. construction is happening near second and h streets southeast. right now, crews are building supports for a retaining wall. that project has drawn protests from people who live nearby. csx says it's committed to safety and respect of the neighbor. >>> fifa's president, sepp blatter is up for his fifth term. more indictments are on the way according to the united states authorities. sepp blatter is refusing to step down saying he had nothing to do with millions of dollars in bribes allegedly collected by his top lieutenant. >> we -- or i cannot monitor everyone all of the time. if people want to do wrong, they w

the muslims find representations of prophet muhammad offensive. the organiser said it was about free speech. >> jesus christ on a cross and a jar of urine may be offensive. no one killed people burnt embassies or slaughtered communities. you have to enter the human race. the capitulation by the media, western elite - to silence so as not to offend savages is monstrous >>> video from the art shows web stream showed the winning artist picked from 350 entries receiving the prize money. the shooting that left two dead, and a security officer injured happened 10 minutes before the event was scheduled to end. this woman had a sinking feeling when she heard the news. >> we are shocked and horrified by the display of violence in our own background. >> shocked but not surprised given the tensions between muslims and non-muslims in texas. another recent example - texas muslim capital day was marked by protesters for the first time in seven years. a law-maker, republican state representatives requested muslim visitors to her office to renounce islam terror g

storm an event focused on the muslim prophet muhammad. both assailants shot dead.t there. >>> and north korean threat. a cnn exclusive. we'll take you to the dangerous frontier between north and south korea as the

defense initiative held an event in garland, texas, asking people to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad which is considered blasphemous in islam. they were trying to make a point about intolerance by some in the muslim world and about principles on which the usa is supposed to stand firm. namely that no matter how abhorrent one might find another's words, in this country, we defend their right to say them. standing up for that principle is not an endorsement of the controversial speech. it is promoting a value at the very core of who we are. the group holding this contest was not on tv shouting its message. it was holding a private event behind closed doors to make a point about liberty. sure enough the jihadis responded and were shot dead by a quick-reacting police officer on scene. incredibly what has happened in the days since is a rush to condemn the event organizers with nary a mention of the radical islamists who sought to murder them over a cartoon. by the way, these two guys now reportedly may have links to isis or at least were inspired by them. over the last 72 hours, we have

the shootings happened as the controversial prophet muhammad art event was ending. they say two gunmen pulled up in garland, texas, near dallas, and shot a security guard. the gunmen were killed by police officers in the parking lot. >> what surrounded these types of events in other parts of the world, additional security was added to this event tonight. luckily it was. >> everybody just sit comfortably and relax. >> reporter: about 200 people who attended the event were evacuated from the building safely. the event featured a contest for cartoons of the prophet muhammad, blasphemous for muslims. it's not known if the gunmen targeted the event. overnight, local and federal investigators worked to make sure the car driven by the men did not have a bomb inside. >> it's a very slow, tedious operation that goes on. a lot of things and maybe even have to x-ray different things. >> reporter: the security guard shot was treated and released from the hospital. don champion, cbs news, no,. >>> the pentagon is refusing to release information about the number of sex-related cr

main stream islamic tradition consideration any drawings of muhammad blame fuss us. security officer injured in the incident was treated and released from the hospital. >>> for the first time in nearly a week a curfew is over in baltimore as tension ease, baltimore's mayor says much of the unrest seems to have subsided now that six officers have been charged in the death of freddie gray. gray died while in police custody last month. baltimore police made nearly 500 arrests since protests broke out after his death. >>> back in philadelphia, the search is on for vandals who spray painted anti-police graffiti. the message, cop lives don't matter, was found on a garage door over the weekends, at bank street and elbow lane in old city. >> it is a disgrace. we will hopefully hunt you down, we will find you prosecute you. there is no room for anywhere in the city for anything like that. whether it is black lives every life matter. >> if you have any information about the graffiti you are urge today contact the police. >>> the parent of slain pennsylvania state trooper brian

featuring the winning cartoon from the draw muhammad contest.depicted the prophet wielding a sword and saying you can't draw me. but the d.c. metro board blocked the ad by placing a ban on all issue-oriented messages in metro stations and buses for the next six months. gellar's response this is shari'a in america. as a solution how do you grade this? >> there's a couple things to consider about this. at reason.com, we criticize pam gellar. she's a very inconsistent friend of free speech and free expression. she likes it when it's on her side. she doesn't like it when other people want to do things that offend her. she won a court case like this in new york and the mta in d.c. is ridiculous in a lot of ways. we want an open society where there is free speech. that means a lot of browseuised feelings and that's the way that it should be. i think that the washington authority is starting to say we're not going to do issue ads. they start drawing lines that are ridiculous. we should have an open robust and oftentimes bruising but always peaceful dis

and our next guest is the winner of the muhammad cartoon drawing contest. he was there during the shooting. boshhaston joins us. good evening. >> good evening. >> you were in the contest at the time the shooting went down? >> yes, i was. >> all right. tell me what you knew about what was going on. >> i didn't know much. i knew that one of the swat team members went up to the podium and told us that there were shots fired. they took us all into a separate area of the building. >> why were you there? just to compete in this cartoon contest? >> yes. i have been drawing muhammad for years and i heard about the contest and i take part in it. it's an important thing. it's about the freedom of speech, which is deadly important especially right now. it's under siege by the islamic enemy. by the left, by some on the right. and a it is in constant attack. we're being told that we shouldn't do this. we shouldn't do that and we have the right to do that. and we need to express that right, especially right now. >> were you worried going to this event? >> sure. i definit

we can't have an event discussing or showing muhammad cartoons or a muhammad play? this is america. not saudi arabia. >> that's what she said. she also is behind an antiislam ad campaign that i spoke to her about a couple years ago that appears in subways and buses which said quote, yesterday's mot moterate is today's headline. there is free speech and then there is hate. just because you can doesn't mean you should. many conservatives say what she's been doing is wrong. where do you stand? >> it clearly was provocative just like white supremacist protesting is provocative, yet be we do protect free speech. i'm pleased the president called it what it is which is an attempted act of terror. in other acts he hasn't been willing to call it what it is. he said the attack on a jewish grocery store was a random act. it clearly wasn't. the beheading of christians or people who are the wrong sect of islam is clearly not random and neither was this terrorist act. so we can say that this was a provocative gathering. i think that's true. i think it's fair. but it never justifies this kind of t

art was being shown, drawings of muhammad and other arts. it was an exhibit.t the time there were 200 people inside. it comes out to an event held in january where there was push back from protesters. maybe as many as 1,000 throughout the day is what we are told. you are right, we do know members of garland s.w.a.t. were at the event. i spoke earlier about the fact that i know of at least one s.w.a.t. officer who had been on the ground since 9:00 the morning. so they were prepared and had their best out there. it paid off to have them there because of what transpired. we have been talking about this throughout the night. the event was supposed to be ending at this time this happened. it was apparently running behind. that timing may have played in to making this not as bad as it could have been. if there is something good to look at here, it's the fact that not only did they have the best trained and most capable officers, as a part of the group that was out there working security, but they didn't have a situation where there was a large crowd outside of this

dallas time the muhammad art exhibit and cartoon contest was wrapping up. but attack just beginning. >> little further away, from the front of this billing. >> urging us quickly to get back inside, as fast as we corks and of course we followed their instructions. >> swat team moved a tenth east out of harms way inside, about 200 people were safely evacuated. police say two armed men pulled up in a car and in front of curtis in texas and opened fire. >> officers close by saw what was going on, engaged the two men shot and killed them both there at the scene, by the their car. >> an unarmed security guard was shot in the ankle, treated and released from the hospital. to many muslims sunday event promotes practice islam forbids. >> they wanted people to make cartoons. depicting the profit muhammad, in a negative light sends in those drawings have an art exhibit, and the win letter win thousands of dollars. >> the event was back by the american freedom defense initiative. last month, new york based group ran controversial anti-islam ad campaign on septa bus fea

two gunmen dead outside a gathering where cartoons depicting the prophet muhammad were being judged. >> depictions like that are considered blasphemous by muslims and led to deadly violence in the past. ryan owens has the details. >> people run for their lives when gunfire breaks out outside the curtis culwell center just east of dallas. police with guns drawn swarm the scene. >> we hear boom boom boom and a whole bunch of gunshots and andthen we see the cops everywhere. >> a group was holding a contest at the center to award a $10,000 prize for the best cartoon depicting the prophet muhammad. >> they drove up, got out and opened fire on the security officer. >> reporter: the officer was shot in the leg and is already out of the hospital. >> garland officers that were close by saw what was going on, engaged the two men, shot and killed them both there at the scene. >> the bomb squad was called to the scene and nearby businesses evacuated. back in january, 12 people were killed by islamic gunmen in an attack against the paris office of the newspaper "charlie hebdo" which had satarized

outside of dallas is anti-muhammad cartoon fest.re. >> they were trying to make a point. they held it at the same place that held a seminar on islamaphobia. so this group that believes we are becoming islam sized in the united states holds its own event challenging people to draw pictures of the prophet muhammad which are considered blasphemist in islam. >> that's provocative from the jump. >> sure. that was part of their point. they were trying to make a point about the first amendment and free speech. on that point they were 100% right. the first amendment protects what they were doing and drawing the prophet muhammad even though it's very offensive to many in the muslim faith in particular the radical jihadis who will issue death threats and try to kill you if you do it. and we have seen that repeatedly in country to country and state to state here in the united states. >> they wanted to defy the fear that the jihadists have imposed on the world? >> that's right. >> the woman who heads this group who did this pamela geller appear

however, no one inside where the muhammad event was going on was injured. we still do not know the identity of the suspects. police also say they are not aware of any ongoing threat and have not received any credible threats before the event. the texas governor reacting to the shooting, releasing a statement saying -- >> it happened during a contest, a cartoon contest hosted by the new york based american freedom defense initiative that would award $10,000 for the best cartoon depicting muhammad. such drawings are deemed insulting to many followers of islam and has sparked violence around the world. stay with fox news channel for more developments as they unfold from garland, texas. now back to regular programming. did today. it's interesting timing for dr. carson. i know he was looking at what is happening in baltimore, maryland, and called for the leadership not just there but for the whole country. >> that's right. he's calling for new leadership and says he's not deterred from the big field of republicans running for 2016. it could be as many as 20 cand