"He does not like white people", Dyer said, citing the black suspect's statements after being arrested and his Facebook postings.
Muhammad also was wanted in connection with another shooting last week that killed a security guard at a Fresno motel who had responded to a disturbance.
Muhammad told officers at his arrest that he was the guy they were looking for, Dyer said.
The shooting happened outside a Catholic Charities building, but spokeswoman Teresa Dominguez said the charity doesn't believe the suspect was tied to the nonprofit organization.
The suspect, an African-American man named Kori Ali Muhammad, is believed to have shot a security guard last week outside a motel in the city. The Arabic phrase translates to God is the greatest..
Police say he shot and killed three white men at random Tuesday before being arrested.
One of the shooting victims was driven to police in a Pacific Gas and Electric Company truck, Dyer said.
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Dyer said Tuesday's shooting spree began in downtown Fresno when one man sitting in a truck was shot through the passenger window. He opened fire at four locations within a block.
Muhammad faces four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, authorities said.
Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno said this attack is against the Muslim faith. Local Muslim leaders said that they do not know him.
The victims are all white men between the ages of 34 and 58. All three victims in Tuesday's killings were white men, and Muhammad is black. "Also on that post, he has expressed anti-government sentiments". Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our employee, and all those impacted by this tragic event.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says three people have been killed in a shooting in the downtown central California city.
It said the victims include at least 184 children up to 11 years old and 914 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17. The Fresno County Courthouse in Downtown Fresno is also on lockdown. It provides a variety of services for refugees, the homeless and those for disabilities. Hes not known in our community, and we are in touch with other communities to see if he was a member or not.
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