Police trumpet 'political reasons' behind Austin shooting

A shooting rampage in Austin, Texas, on Friday by a lone gunman who ended up dead is being attributed by police to the volatile political situation created by President Barack Obama’s announcement that he’s essentially granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens now in the United States.

“Police said it looked like an ‘anti-government’ attack and pointed to the ‘heated’ immigration debate,’ the BBC said in a report that was released only shortly after the situation was concluded.

NBC said while police were “still trying to determine a motive,” Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo “said the shooting could be ‘anti-government’ or have a political agenda based on his apparent targets: government buildings and police.”

And USA Today’s banner headline trumpeted “Slain Austin shooter likely had anti-government motive.”

“The police chief said the suspects’ targets indicated that he might have had anti-government motives linked to immigration,” the story said.

“I would venture that political rhetoric might have fed into some of this, but that is speculation on my part,” Acevedo said.

As reported by KTBC Television there, the suspect, who was killed, was identified as Larry McQuilliams, 49, of Austin. He apparently had a criminal record.

He allegedly fired more than 100 rounds at several buildings before he was fatally wounded. Investigators were trying to determine whether it was a self-inflicted wound or it came from police.

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