Fresno shooting gunman posted sickening Facebook rants about ‘white devils’ days before killing three white strangers in chilling ‘race war’
Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, shouted “Allahu akbar” as he was tackled by cops
A GUNMAN accused of killing three strangers in a racist rampage posted chilling Facebook rants calling on “black soldiers” to murder “white devils” before the attack.
Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, shouted “Allahu akbar” as he was tackled by cops after allegedly going on a shooting spree in Fresno, California.
His dad Vincent Taylor revealed his son – who uses the alias ‘Black Jesus’ - believed there was an escalating race war in the US between blacks and whites.
On what appeared to be his social media accounts, Muhammad branded Donald Trump a “white devil” and posted “#LetBlackPeopleGo”.
He also posted a picture of a man laughing with the caption: “My face when grafted white devils die.”
On Saturday he posted a photo of himself in a colourful garment with his head covered, writing: "LET BLACK PEOPLE GO OR THE DOOM INCREASES REPARATIONS & SEPARATION NOW."
And on Monday, the day before the shootings, he wrote: "MY KILL RATE INCREASES TREMENDOUSLY ON THE OTHER SIDE ASÈ ALLAH U AKBAR."
On several occasions, he wrote updates and raps that included the phrase "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is the greatest".
In the weeks before the attack, Muhammad warned people would die if his “demands” were not met.
He tweeted: “Skunk trump . IF OUR DEMAND OF REPARATIONS AND SEPARATION NOT ADDRESSED BY FRIDAY, THE NATURAL DISASTERS INCREASES 88X”
Muhammad shared a picture of Black Power extremist Micah Johnson - who killed five police officers in Dallas in 2016.
Alongside the picture he wrote: “Hero. HE LOVED US ENOUGH TO KILL AND DIE FOR US. WE HONOR HIM #LETBLACKPEOPLEGO.”
Earlier this year he released a rap album full of violent and racially-charged lyrics, including referring to himself in one song as a “black soldier.”
In one song uploaded to YouTube, called U Gone Need Me: Tru Story Kori, he says he is "on a mission for the liberation of my people".
He raps: "Hollow points make a white devil body spin... Kill a racist devil dead, cut off they head, put a bullet in they head, and get that bread."
Cops say the attack had "nothing to do with terrorism" despite him reportedly shouting “Allahu akbar”.
Police chief Jerry Dyer told reporters: "This is solely based on race.
“If in fact he’s lashing out at white people — white males in this case. We believe it is a hate crime.”
The suggested Muhammad may have been a follower of a fringe religious movement called the Moorish Science Temple.
Muhammad launched his rampage hours after police publicly identified him as the suspect in the gun murder of a motel security guard a week earlier.
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At 10.45am local time yesterday he walked up to a utility truck and shot a Pacific Gas & Electric Co employee sitting in the passenger seat.
The Fresno Bee identified the victim as Zackary Randalls - married father-of-two.
The driver of the truck - who was spared because he is Latino - sped off looking for help but the passenger, a 34-year-old white man, died.
Muhammad then shot at another person and missed, police said.
He then allegedly shot and killed a 37-year-old who has been named by ABC 30 as Mark Gassett.
The dad is believed to have just left the Catholic Charities with a grocery bag full of food when he was shot.
After reloading he allegedly gunned down his final victim, aged 58, in the car park of a Catholic charity building.
Dyer said Muhammad approached another vehicle in between shootings, but he spared the lives of two Latina women who were in the car with a child.
He said: "These were unprovoked attacks by an individual that was intent on carrying out homicides today. He did that."
Witnesses claimed the gunman sprayed rounds at random while reloading his large handgun and swearing.
When he was arrested he is said to have told officer: "I did it. I shot them." He later told officers he hates white people and the government.
Police are searching for the .357 revolver Muhammad said he tossed into a pile of clothing. The gun may have been picked up by someone else, Dyer said.
The ammunition used was the same kind as that used to kill the 25-year-old security guard at a motel in the city last week.
Muhammad faces four counts of murder and at least two additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Muhammad has a criminal history that includes arrests on weapons, drugs and false imprisonment charges and making terrorist threats. He had been associated with gangs but he was not a confirmed member, police say.
He was charged in 2005 with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, court records show. Federal prosecutors said at the time that he was also in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and two rifles after being convicted of a felony.
He claimed insanity, and his attorney requested a psychiatric examination for his client, saying Muhammad "appeared eccentric with some bizarre beliefs." A psychiatrist who examined Muhammad believed he had psychosis, Muhammad's attorney said.
He also "suffered auditory hallucinations and had at least two prior mental health hospitalisations," according to court documents.
Muhammed was born Cory Taylor and was also known as Cory McDonald.
His father Vincent Taylor, told the his son believed there was a race war going on in America between blacks and whites and "a battle was about to take place".
He said: "I'm happy he was arrested. I would hope that whatever Kori tells (police) they take him seriously and they start following up."
The killer's grandmother Glenestene Taylor, 81, said he was acting strangely and crying when he visited on Easter Sunday. He told her he was leaving town.
She said: “I thought that’s why he’s upset, because he thinks of me as a mother. He’s always telling me, ‘I’ll take care of it. I’ll protect you. Don’t you worry about it.’ He really didn’t want to go but he was going.”
Muhammad's brother, who asked not to be identified by name, said: "I never would have thought he would do anything like this.
"I'm just kind of shocked."
He described his brother as a funny and intelligent man.
Police say two of the victims may have been clients of Catholic Charities, which provides a variety of services for refugees, the homeless and those with disabilities.
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