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FBI: Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooter Was 'Exploring Violent Ideologies'; Domestic Terrorism Investigation Launched
“Our collection and review of the digital media in this case is ongoing, we are continuing to access data on several devices,” Bennett said. “We have uncovered evidence throughout the course of our investigation that the shooter was exploring violent ideologies. We have seen a fractured ideology. The shooter appeared to have an interest in varying, competing violent ideologies.”
Also discovered among Legan’s digital devices was a list of potential targets.
“The FBI and Gilroy police investigators have discovered a list of organizations that may have been potential targets of violence,” Bennett said. “These organizations from across the country include religious organizations, institutions, federal buildings, courthouses, political organizations of both major political parties and the Gilroy Garlic Festival.”
Domestic terrorism
President Trump, senior members of Congress and others labeled this weekend’s mass shootings as domestic terrorism. Yet there is no official crime by that name.
Dayton, El Paso mass shootings spur call for proactive ‘domestic terrorism’ charges
There is, however, a growing consensus that it’s time for change. Supporters of the designation say it would give federal investigators a tool to try to stop attacks such as the El Paso shooting rather than having to respond afterward.