Man Who Shot Fargo Officers Searched Internet For ‘kIll Fast’ And For Crowded Area Events, Ag Says

The man who shot three Fargo, North Dakota, police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched internet for terms including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for what crowded area events might be happening, authorities said Friday.

Mohamad Barakat also used a “binary trigger” that allowed him to fire rapidly during the July 14 attack, state Attorney General Drew Wrigley said at a news conference. Wrigley said the .223-caliber rifle that Barakat used during the ambush sounded like an automatic weapon because of how quickly it fired.

Barakat killed one officer and wounded two others and a civilian before the fourth officer at the scene shot and killed him. Wrigley says the wounded officers fell in quick succession. Police were investigating a routine collision on a busy Fargo street when the heavily armed Barakat opened fire on them before they could react.

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