reporter: investigators here are this morning poring through the evidence they have collected and seized from the apartment that these two men shared here in phoenix. and they are trying to answer that very question. in addition to how close, if at all, were these two men to isis. the fbi filled a van with evidence from the gunmen s phoenix apartment. investigators scrubbing all items hoping to piece together a timeline of this plot. neighbors in their apartment complex saw nothing outwardly alarming from the two roommates except one of the men, elton simpson, put his car up for sale. i m getting goose bumps thinking about it right now. reporter: ariel. you re giving him money to go plot something. reporter: but he changed his mind instead driving it to texas. shortly before opening fire simpson tweeted an oath of allegiance a pseudonym for the leader of isis. but the first clues date back to
breaking news. isis is taking responsibility for the attack on a prophet muhammad cartoon drawing contest in texas. elton simpson, one of the gunmen who was shot and killed trying to ambush that event had just sent a tweet showing allegiance to isis. he was convicted in 2011 for making false statements to the fbi. the second gunman meanwhile, nadir soofi, spent time in pakistan when he was younger. an nyu student detained in north korea admits he entered the country illegally, why? to heal tensions with the south. won-moon joo says he wanted to be arrested. he says he s being treated well not in danger and ready to accept any punishment the north levies against him. well there s lots of buzz and lots of twitter snark over what the stars wore at last
at all, the connection between these men and isis. the fbi filled a van with evidence from the gunmen s phoenix apartment. investigators scrubbing all items hoping to piece together a timeline of this plot. neighbors in their apartment complex saw nothing outwardly alarming from the two roommates except one of the men, elton simpson, put his car up for sale. i m getting goose bumps thinking about it right now. reporter: arial whitlock exchanged texts with simpsons. you don t think he s going to plot something and you re giving him money to plot something. reporter: but he changed his mind instead driving it to texas. shortly before opening fire simpson tweeted an oath of alee allegiance to a pseudonym. talking to an fbi informant over years court records show simpson wanted to go to somalia to fight, recorded on wiretap
a 2011 arrest talking to an fbi informant over years court records show he want today go to somalia to fight recorded on wiretaps saying if you get shot or killed it s heaven b straight away. heaven that s what we here for so why not take that route? the, nadir soofi was the other gunman. when his parents divorced he moved to pakistan with his father where he attended a prestigious school in islamabad. when that happens, it just shocks you. you know how good do you know these people? that s a question people ask themselves. reporter: a question elton simpson s family is also asking. in a statement released monday night they write, just like everyone in our beautiful country we are struggling to
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