[Lazamataz]

BASF spokeswoman Sharon Rogers said there was no indication the shooting was linked to terrorism.

I am so sick of this mantra. Of course this was linked to terrorism. The terrorist in the white pickup truck was casing the place.

I swear, if we hadn't all seen it on TV, they would have claimed that 9/11 was a pair of navigational errors.

[cardinal4]

It was probably a Norweigian. Or perhaps an Amazon native? Someone from Saskatchewan maybe? Just my guesses based on the lack of mention of the perceived nationality of the shooter..

[ElkGroveDan]

The guard told police the gunman had bushy hair

Bushy hair! Could it be that he had only one arm?

[Humidston]

This is worthy of a Houston ping, IMHO!

[Viking2002]

Here, you've got someone photographing a chemical plant - and a legitimate reason why escapes me - who is armed and has no problem shooting a security guard to get away.

Notice that the only description of the gunman was 'bushy hair and a moustache'. No other racial features described of the suspect. Wanna bet he was one of your garden-variety swarthy types?

[Spruce]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict the perps name has muhamed in it somewhere. Not terrorism related, indeed.

[Jeff Head]

Let's see... a man with bushy hair and a mustache is taking pictures of a chemical plant from his pickup and when approached by a security guard, he shoots him and drvies off.

And they tell us that there is no indication that this can be terrorism?

These people, either through their ineptitude, their blindness, or their propensity to try and keep the truth from the poor masses who they feel can't handle it (only they can handle the truth and protect us poor defenseless and untutored folk) are going to end up making matters much worse and encouraging more terrorism from these animals.

That attitude, in part, led to 911 IMHO...and its continuance will lead ultimately to worse if we are not careful.

[demnomo]

Freeport is located near Houston, Texas, right? Isn't the Super Bowl to be held in Houston in the next week or so?

Seems to me, a whole lot of people "not linked to terrorism" have been sighted taking pictures or observing such " scenic tourist attractions" like dams, resevoirs, chemical plants, nuclear facilities, etc. all around the country within the past two years. Free Republic has had a few threads on these activities and it's always the same story. Nothing suspicious--nothing related to terrorism; just some innocent tourists taking in the view. End of thread. End of story.

That poor Middle Eastern-looking tourist with the bushy black hair and mustache was obviously being racially profiled by that security guard. The tourist had every right to shoot the guard as well as some photos for his travel scrapbook.

Right...

[neutrino]

Guys, you've all missed it. This individual is part of the Amish Liberation Organization - she's just really well disguised. Gotta watch those radical Amish, ya know.

Notice the coarse beard on the seemingly male individual. And note how carefully the woman is studying the beard. Isn't it all obvious now?

[Bluntpoint]

Sight-seeing tourists with cameras and guns...always a bad mix.

People don't take pictures, cameras do.

[wizardoz]

See, this should have been the other way around. "Security guard shoots man photographing chemical plant" would make me feel much better.

[TheGeezer]

Oh, for Pete's sake...wait until an investigation is done.

The injured guard managed to drive to the nearest plant gate, where an off-duty sheriff's deputy working security at the plant called police.

Was there a witness to the shooting? Was the guard armed? Was he bored?

We had a township constable wounded here a couple of years ago. He was so bored while patrolling at night (and so unprofessional), he played around with his weapon and shot himself accidentally! He reported that drug thugs had surprised him and shot him...and he'd emptied his weapon returning fire. Unfortunately, ballistics revealed the weapon to be his own.

He's still serving time for filing a false police report.

Relax and wait to see if this builds into something.

[pabianice]

The guard told police the gunman had bushy hair and a mustache

What a surprise! [/sarcasm]

[Defiant]

The guard told police the gunman had bushy hair and a mustache

A curse on his mustache!

[Revolting cat!]

The perp!

[Revolting cat!]

Or, could it be?

[Revolting cat!]

No, him!

[LRS]

The guard told police the gunman had bushy hair...

This may be our chance to solve the Sam Sheppard case!!!

[Revolting cat!]

Gotcha!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1064617/posts

Here is the Reuters version and in it the Guard describes the shooter as having a heavy middle eastern accent.