It’s being confirmed by media outlets, but not the FBI.
FBI wouldn't confirm Floyd Corkins as Family Research Council shooter, but NBC and ABC have. http://t.co/HDXfiJGt
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 15, 2012
Family Research Council shooting suspect identified as Floyd Corkins, 28, of Virginia, 2 law enforcement officials say – @NBCNews
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) August 15, 2012
Breaking update: sources tell me shooter at Family Research Council was 28 yr old Floyd Corkins of VA. His car found at metro station.
— Scott Thuman (@ScottThuman) August 15, 2012
Twitchy will monitor and update as new information comes in.
Update: As Twitchy reported earlier, this seems to be politically motivated. Where did he learn to hate FRC? Evidently, he was a volunteer at an LGBT organization.
https://twitter.com/stevenfromohio/status/235875037238931456
Corkins made a negative comment about the organization before the shooting, but the reference was not specific, one of the law enforcement officials said.
The guard, Leo Johnson, was in stable condition and was being interviewed.
Corkins had been volunteering for about the past 6 months at The DC Center for the LGBT Community, said David Mariner, executive director of the community center, which is in Northwest Washington. He usually staffed the center’s front desk on Saturdays, and his most recent shift was about two weeks ago.
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The suspect in the Family Research Council shooting volunteered at the DC Center for the LGBT Community: http://t.co/Jw0hqVqe
— Michael Cooper (@coopnytimes) August 15, 2012
AP – Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard: http://t.co/0CNjDXtN #tcot
— Matthew Balan ن (@MatthewJLB) August 15, 2012
CBS also reporting.
Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard http://t.co/VQFr8GqG via @CBSNews
— China is lying (@jtLOL) August 15, 2012
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