One of the gunmen who staged an attack at an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a Dallas suburb has been identified as Elton Simpson, an Arizona man previously the target of a terror investigation, ABC News said citing a senior FBI official.
Dutch politician Geert Wilders had just finished making a speech at the Muhammad cartoon event in Texas moments before the shooting occurred.
Well-know for his controversial views on Islam, Wilders spoke about the incident via his Twitter account:
The event was organised by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which has previously campaigned against the building of an Islamic centre near the World Trade Center site in New York.
The AFDI's president, Pamela Geller, responded to the shooting, calling the attacker's "monsters".
Writing on the organisations' Facebook page, she said: "This is a war. This is war on free speech. What are we going to do? Are we going to surrender to these monsters?
"Two men with rifles and backpacks attacked police outside our event. A cop was shot; his injuries are not life-threatening, thank Gd. Please keep him in your prayers."
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.