Joy Ann Reid of MSNBC/NBC, via her twitter, as well as CBS News, is reporting that the shooter has been identified as Gavin Eugene Long, 29 years old (today was his birthday), from Kansas City, MO. Reid is reporting that he may have ties to the sovereign citizens movement.
Update at 5:00 PM EDT
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Gavin Eugene Long is affiliated with an anti-government group. I’m withholding the name being reported as every hit I get on a key word search for it simply brings up Alcoholics Anonymous organizations.
President Obama is expected to address the Nation momentarily:
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