Phoenix man charged for providing guns to Texas cartoon contest shooters

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Phoenix-area resident Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem was charged this morning with helping to plan the May 3 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas. The shooters, Nadir Soofi and Elton Simpson, were killed at the scene; no one attending the conference was hurt.

According to the indictment filed in court last week, Kareem hosted the gunmen in his home and provided the weapons they used in the shooting. Kareem also practiced shooting with Simpson and Soofi in the desert outside of Phoenix between January and May and helped plan their trip to Texas.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.