personnel and the shooter s friends, classmates and other associates. our main goal right is to confirm right now is to confirm whether he acted a alone or was he a part of a larger network. we currently assess there was one gunman who perpetrated this take and no arrests have been made in this case. finish there have been many reports that the fbi is searching for or unable to find certain individuals. i can report that the fbi is working side by side with the u.s. navy, and they have confirmed to us that they have 100% accountability on all international students from nas
agencies, and only some who are here standing with us at the podium here today. but we re also going to continue to rely on you, the media, and our community. the answers we all want may not come quickly. our experience tells us that it s better to take our time and do this right rather than to rush and potentially come to inaccurate conclusions. we can that if you wait for the facts and for us to run down any and all investigative leads so that we can all work together as one to bring justice to the victims which is why we re here today, the loss of our victims and those that have sacrificed through their heroic efforts at nas pensacola.
facts convey the facts about this investigation. my goal here so to make sure that i give you the most accurate and timely information and that it s reported accurately in the media. today we re entering our third day of investigating this horrific attack at nas pensacola. it took the lives of three innocent victims and forever changed the lives of eight others who are, thankfully, thankfully, recovering from their injuries. last night we confirmed that the shooter s been identified as a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the royal saudi air force who was a student naval flight officer at naval aviation
students from ally countries who studied aviation at the base. a u.s. official says the suspect hosted a dinner party last week in which he showed videos of mass shootings and that authorities are questioning several saudi students, at least one who was seen recording video as friday s attack unfolded. florida senator marco rubio, who met with faith officials, tweeted today: investigators worked through the night here in pensacola. it s important we learn how and why this attack happened so we can fix any shortcoming in our vetting of foreign military trainees because this is an important program for nas pensacola and america. northcom is calling for increased random security checks at its bases as a precaution to prevent future incidents like this, and the fbi is asking anyone with more information on the shooter or his activities leading up to the shooting to contact them at 1-800-call-fbi. ed? ed: all right, jonathan.
sacrificed and their heroic efforts at nas pensacola and that why we are here. so we can work together for them and their families. so with that, we will take some questions. how would you describe your relationship with the local law enforcement, particularly es m escambia sheriff s office who was first on the scene, and how critical is their information been from the first moments to today? as i mentioned in the remarks the relationships and the partnerships are critical. and we are grateful to escambia county and the heroic efforts of his deputies on that day were one of a kind. and we are very grateful for their response. we thank him everyday for that. we are fortunate to have wonderful partners at all level, the local, state and federal. i can quickly add one thing