FBI Says It Presumes Pensacola Naval Base Shooting ‘Was an Act of Terrorism’

A general view of the atmosphere at the Pensacola Naval Air Station following a shooting in Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 06, 2019. Josh Brasted/Getty Images

The FBI announced on Dec. 8 that it is investigating last week’s shooting at the U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, as a terrorist attack.

Rachel Rojas, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Jacksonville Field Office, said at a news briefing that investigators are looking into the matter with “the presumption that this was an act of terrorism.”