The armed man fled from the Al-Huda Islamic Association in Dearborn and fired at police before he was killed just across the city border in Detroit. Dearborn police have identified the man as an Iraqi Muslim national named Ahmed Taqi, who had served as a translator for the U.S. Army.
Click on Detroit (h/t MarvinW) “There was nothing prior to this incident that would’ve led the FBI to want to investigate Taqi,” said Josh P. Hauxhurst, FBI assistant special agent in charge of the Detroit division.
Police said Taqi used an accelerant to set the fire. The FBI is investigating why he targeted the Al-Huda Islamic Association.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said the man may have been “experiencing a mental health crisis at the time.” (Oh, here we go, the Muslim Get-out-of-Jail-Free Card – “mental issues”)
“Based on the evidence collected, interviews conducted to date and law enforcement reports of prior contacts with Taqi, there is no indication Taqi was politically or ideologically motivated and no indication he was acting as part of a group,” Hauxhurst said.
Dearborn police say Taqi did not have a concealed pistol license. It’s unclear if the gun belonged to him or how he was able to access the weapon.
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Classy Infidel says
Many of us figured it out when the shooting occurred. Muslim-on-Muslim, probably a settling of accounts and that is why nobody is talking.
Ghulam says
One of these days I’ll go to a crowded mall filled with infidels. Just when everyone’s started to have a good time, I’ll scream Allah u Akbar….
BareNakedIslam says
Make sure you don’t do that in a “red” state in the US, especially an open carry state.
HARRY E GASER says
We need more people like Ahmed Taqi. We should send a Thank You Card.
Jack Rider says
Maybe the masjid was hosting an outreach program for shia-compliant LGBQT congregants that night. Quote from comedienne Judy Tenuda’s tag line, “It could happen.”
BareNakedIslam says
Don’t dream.
Linda Rivera says
Muslims very often deface; do minor damage; or scrawl anti-Islamic graffiti on mosques to make Muslims appear to be victims.
Was this another similar attack on a mosque by a Muslim that went wrong???
BareNakedIslam says
And now that the Muslim has been identified, you won’t hear a peep out of CAIR about it.
canuckguynbgmailcom says
Maybe CAIR should consider claiming the arsonist was a convert to Christianity. That would work.
Liz says
And they will not take this incident off their websites ”hate” crimes list.
BareNakedIslam says
Of course not.
txdeplorable says
C_A OP
Mary C says
A Moslem sets fire to a mosque…priceless, ironic, and hilarious all at the same time!
Andrew+Blackadder says
Mayor… muslim… Council…muslim… mosque….muslim…. arsonist…muslim…. Who woulda thought…
Tim h says
Quick get them bum suckers cair to this Muslims family and sue them .and get cair to tell the world it was another Muslim that do this .but of course they will not funny that. Very one sided
Az gal says
The imam was pretty indignant. Maybe people will guess Islam really isn’t “peaceful”!