Certainly a hate crime, given that the murderer targetted the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle because he was upset about events in Israel.

One person was killed and at least five other people were wounded by gunshots Friday afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and one person was arrested, police said.

A SWAT team was searching the building, looking for any other victims, anyone hiding or any other possible shooters, police spokesman Rich Pruitt said.

Seattle Fire Department medics told The Seattle Times that the victims include two women. One woman was shot in the abdomen. The other woman is described as 17 weeks pregnant and was shot in an arm. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Three other victims have also been seen arriving Harborview. Police say there could be as many as seven wounded in all.

Police say they've arrested one person and were looking for another alleged suspect, but now believe there was just one shooter.

Police blocked off several city blocks to investigate.

Several witnesses said they saw a man walk up and shoot a woman in the leg on a sidewalk near the building. One witness, who refused to give his name, said that shooting was just outside a nearby Starbucks. There was a small pool of blood outside that coffee shop.

Another witness says the gunman then walked into the Jewish Center and said he was upset about what was going on in Israel. He then pulled out a gun and started shooting, the witnesses said.

Police say the gunman then called 911 from inside the building to say what he had done and where to find him. When police arrived, the gunman surrendered, police say.

The perp's name has not yet been released to the public. Who wants to wager that he is either Arab or Muslim?

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UPDATE: And the answer is --

Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a 31-year-old Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Pasco but his citizenship status or how long he has lived in the United States is unknown. Also unknown is what sort of criminal record he has. Officials are on the way to the Pasco to interview his family.

FBI spokesman David Gomez said officials believe the suspect acted alone and is not affiliated with a foreign organization.

According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.

The perp also indicated he was acting because he wanted American-made weapons out of Lebanon.

So it seems we have a lone jihadi of Pakistani heritage out murdering Jews because he is angry at Israel. What did I tell you above?

Unfortunately, the FBI is clueless on the matter.

"We believe it's a lone individual acting out his antagonism," said David Gomez, who heads the FBI's counterterrorism efforts in Seattle.

Authorities did not release any details about the alleged gunman and would not discuss possible motives.

"There's nothing to indicate that it's terrorism related," Gomez said. "But we're monitoring the entire situation."

Not terrorism related? This is an act of terrorism, whether it was committed by a member of a terrorist organization or was the work of a free-range jihadi acting alone.

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