Shooting at Prophet cartoon contest in Texas, 2 gunmen killed

May 04, 2015 08:43

Police shot dead two unidentified men on Sunday night after they opened fire at an event in Garland, Texas where a contest was being held over art and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, reports said.

The event named 'Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest' was underway at Curtis Culwell Centre in Texas city of Garland, when two people came out of their car and started firing in the parking lot, said Garland Mayor Douglas Athas as per a CNN report.

A security guard was shot in leg and rushed to the hospital, the report added.

Garland Police swung into action, killing the shooters, the Mayor said.

Meanwhile, people at the event site, Culwell Centre, were evacuated and the bomb squad were searching for any possible explosives hidden at the site.

The event with $10,000 prize for the best cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, was being held by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which has reportedly said it was exercising the freedom of expression.

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