“Sources told ABC News that investigators are working to determine if the shooter was acting out because of religious or ideological reasons or if there was some sort of problem or hostility that developed in the course of the training at Pensacola.”

All right. But there is also the fact that he wrote an online rant in which he “expresses hatred toward Americans because of crimes against Muslims and humanity as well as US support for Israel.”

Authorities are trying to determine whether or not Alshamrani actually wrote it, and that’s a legitimate question. But if he really did, there should be no doubt about his motive. There still will be, however.

“Mohammed Alshamrani: What we know about suspected Pensacola naval station shooter,” ABC 11, December 6, 2019: