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Fatal Arkansas Shooting Suspect Had Times Square Photo

The NY Post reports that Abdulhakim Muhammad, who is accused of fatally shooting a soldier outside an Arkansas recruiting center, "had a computer photo of a similar facility in Times Square." Muhammed, a Muslim convert, pleaded not guilty to the shooting, which also injured another soldier and took place in suburban Little Rock on Monday; investigators say he targeted soldiers "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past." According to court documents, "Molotov cocktails, three guns and ammunition" were found in Muhammed's truck and that investigators found found research into multiple sites in different states" were found on a computer connected to him. The Post adds, "The NYPD was notified and alerted centers in all five boroughs." The Times Square recruiting center was target of a bomb last year.

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