Homeland Security warns about domestic extremists praising Colorado Springs suspect – By Nicole Sganga (CBS News) / Nov 30, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a terror threat bulletin warning that domestic extremists have posted online praise for the fatal shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado earlier this month.
“We have observed actors on forums known to post racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist content praising the alleged attacker,” DHS cautioned in its latest National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin, reiterating concerns of copycat attacks, following the shooting that killed five people and injured at least 18 more.
Researchers from DHS’ Office of Intelligence & Analysis exposed similar praise from U.S. actors encouraging violence following a shooting at an LGBTQ bar in Slovakia’s capital, last month, that left two dead, highlighting the transnational nature of the threat to LGBTQ communities. According to intelligence analysts, the attacker in Slovakia posted a manifesto online espousing white supremacist beliefs and his admiration U.S. based attackers.
“That is of concern to us as it might motivate others to carry out similar attacks,” a senior Homeland Security official told reporters Wednesday. “The LGBTQ community remains a community that is targeted for violence.”
