UPDATE:

Please see my update here. I think that we need to reserve judgment on the Houston/Galveston case. The information coming from folks who know him in Galveston is pointing to different direction. Let’s remember that there is no evidence that the doctor practices islam or has jihadist sentiments.

Last night I wrote about the Muslim doctor in Houston who, apparently radomnly, shot the bicyclist. Tonight, Michelle Malkin tells us about a Pakistani national who shot up a bunch of women at the Jewish Federation justifying this act because of the Israli-Hezbollah war.

Will we see more of these types of incidents involving Muslims in our country?

Update:

A commentor who knows Dr. Fadhli points out that I am making an assumption that the doctor is Muslim. That is correct, I am assuming after googling the name to see if it is a Christian Arab name. I could be wrong.

There is also apparently a possibility that the doctor was chasing the bicyclist because the latter (or someone) had tried to rob his wife and son.

Regardless, I still want an investigation to determine if this man had jihadist beliefs. He was born and raised in the United States, and by all appearances is All-American. How frightening it would be if such a man is a jihadist.

If this incident has nothing to do with jihadism, I will be happy that is the case. Then, I would say that it is tragic that such a man possibly sacrificed a wonderful career and life in a moment of anger.

P.S.: If Dr. Fahdli was defending his wife and son from a robber–or protecting himself while trying apprehend a robber, then he doesn’t deserve prosecution. And, shame on law enforcement for not listing that as a possibility and solely characterizing it as random.

Also, shame on me for being too inflammatory.

Further update:

Rusty at My Pet Jawa is writing about Dr. Fahdli as well. A commenter came to his site and says the following:

from the rumor mill on the island, the doctor had been attacked previously by the cyclist and buddies(gang-related) while at a corner convenience store. from what I know he was very happy to be here as his family had fled the overthrow of the shah.
regards,
galveston resident

Posted by ron at July 29, 2006 02:20 PM

So, the prosecutor’s claims that this was a random shooting may be false–and possibly reckless. I know that there are some bad neighborhoods in that area. This shooting may have been provoked by gang behavior. In fact, the dearth of information about the guy on the bicycle might be a result of political correctness.

I hope that it the case. The doctor’s bio posted here makes him seem very assimilated. The person who commented here this morning seems to think that he is a very accomplished and compassionate doctor.

It is possible that he was either defending himself, or had grown weary of dealing with local gangster scum.

Nevertheless, the questions I raised earlier are legitimate questions. Hopefully, the worst case scenario is NOT the answer.