2 gunmen killed outside Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas: Photos

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Photos: 2 gunmen killed outside Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas

Two gunmen were killed Sunday after opening fire on a security officer outside a contest for cartoon depictions of Prophet Muhammad in Garland, Texas.

An armed police officer stands guard at a parking lot near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas. The contest was put on lockdown Sunday night and attendees were being evacuated after authorities reported a shooting outside the building.

Garland Police spokesperson Joe Harn pauses as he addresses media about the shooting at the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas. The contest was put on lockdown Sunday night and attendees were being evacuated after authorities reported a shooting outside the building.

Garland Police spokesperson Joe Harn addresses media about the shooting at the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas. The contest was put on lockdown Sunday night and attendees were being evacuated after authorities reported a shooting outside the building.

A Texas state trooper stands guard at a parking lot near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

A school bus drives past a road block near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

An armed police officer stands guard on a road near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Police officers stands guard at a parking lot near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Artist Bosh Fawstin, left, is presented with a check for 12,500 by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, center, and Pamela Geller, right, during the American Freedom Defense Initiative program at the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Pamela Geller, co-founder and President of Stop Islamization of America, is shown during the American Freedom Defense Initiative program at the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks during the American Freedom Defense Initiative program at the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

A police officer walks around the perimeter of the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

A police officer walks around the perimeter of the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

People are sequestered by members of the Garland Police Department inside the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas. A contest for cartoons depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in the Dallas suburb is on lockdown Sunday after authorities reported a shooting outside the building.

Members of the Garland Police Department are stand inside the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Members of the Garland Police Department are stand inside the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

Members of the Garland Police Department stand inside the Curtis Culwell Center on May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas.

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An armed police officer stands guard at a parking lot near the Curtis Culwell Center where a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad was held May 3, 2015, in Garland, Texas. The contest was put on lockdown Sunday night and attendees were being evacuated after authorities reported a shooting outside the building.

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