Two gunmen who opened fire at a Muhammed Exhibition cartoon conference in a suburb of Dallas, were shot dead late Sunday night,
A security guard was also confirmed injured as Police sealed off the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland where the event , which offered a cash prize for a drawing of the Prophet held, after participants were evacuated.
Muslims consider any depiction of Prophet Mohammed as blasphemous.
The prohibition against illustrating the Prophet Mohammed began as an attempt to ward off idol worship.
Radio Diaspora recalls that in January this year, 12 people were murdered by two Islamist gunmen at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had published similar cartoons.
Meanwhile, the City of Garland government, in a statement on its Facebook page, said the security guard’s injuries were not life-threatening.
The identity of the two dead gunmen are yet to be revealed.