ultimately no match for one traffic cop armed with a pistol and the s.w.a.t. team members who came to his aid. officials named the shooters as elton simpson and nadir soofi who apparently shared an apartment 1,000 miles away in phoenix, arizona. that apartment and two vehicles have been the subject of a day-long searchfy fbi and local police who apparently removed items of potential evidence. now, simpson was known to the fbi and was apparently convicted in 2011 of lying to federal agents about plans to travel to somalia. now, as you know the shooters appeared to have targeted this event because it was a contest for the best cartoon depicting the prophet muhammad. now, depicting the prophet in any way is blasphemy in the islamic religion. the white house press secretary josh ernest said today the president believes that any act
texas where cartoons of the prophet muhammad were displayed. joining us from the scene tonight is our own jonathan hunt, jonathan what do you got? reporter: sean the investigators have finally wrapped up here at the initial crime scene. having spent all day painstakingly sifting through the evidence. the shell casings and other evidence inside and outside the car in which the two shooters arrived. they arrived, of course armed with assault rifles and wearing body armor, but they were ultimately no match for one traffic cop armed with a pistol and the s.w.a.t. team members who came to his aid. officials named the shooters as elton simpson and nadir soofi who apparently shared an apartment 1,000 miles away in phoenix, arizona. that apartment and two vehicles have been the subject of a day-long searchfy fbi and local police who apparently removed