The attack now being treated as an act of terrorism. 9News
reported, citing a source with knowledge of the investigation but not authorised to speak publicly.
The Saudis who accompanied Alshamrani are currently being interviewed by law enforcement and are being cooperative, the source added. President Donald Trump has said it is not known whether one person or a "number of people" were responsible for the attack.Alshamrani had been training at the Florida base for two years, a spokesperson for the assistant to the Secretary of Defence said.
Ensign Watson had been training to become a military jet pilot when he died on Friday after the gunman opened fire at a classroom building inside the base, his family said.
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