FBI calls naval base attack ‘terrorism-related’

The suspect killed during what the FBI is calling a “terrorism-related” attack at a Texas naval air base voiced support for hardline clerics, according to a group that monitors online activity of jihadists.

The attack Thursday at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead. The gunman was identified Friday as Adam Salim Alsahli, 20, of Corpus Christi. He had been a business major at a local college.

The gunman tried to speed through a security gate at the air station, opening fire and wounding the sailor, a member of base security, U.S. officials said.

Other security personnel shot and killed the attacker.

The FBI is examining social media posts investigators believe were made by the shooter expressing support for extremist groups, two officials familiar with the investigation said.