“We are, as we do in most active-shooter investigations, working with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism,” said Rachel L Rojas. “There are a number of Saudi students who are close to the shooter and continue to cooperate in this investigation. A US official told the AP investigators believe Alshamrani visited New York City, including Rockefeller Center, days before the shooting. On Saturday, a US official told the Associated Press the Saudi gunman hosted a dinner party this week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings. “This has been done for many decades,” Trump told reporters on Saturday.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2019 15:31 UTC