Officials say suspect in shooting at White House had obsession with Obama, due in Pa. court
BRETT ZONGKER, JESSICA GRESKO
Associated Press
7:36 a.m. CST, November 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man clad in black who was obsessed with President Barack Obama pulled his car within view of the White House at night and fired shots from an assault rifle, cracking a window of the first family's living quarters while the president was away, authorities said about their still-developing investigation.
The U.S. Secret Service found two bullets had hit the White House and agents caught up with Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a four-day search. Police arrested the 21-year-old Idaho man at a hotel after a desk clerk recognized his picture. Ortega was scheduled to make his first appearance at 2 p.m. Thursday in federal court in Pittsburgh and many questions remained about his motive and background.
Authorities are investigating the man's mental health and say there are indications he believed
attacking the White House was part of a personal mission from God, according to a law enforcement official who spoke with The Associated Press. There are also indications
the man had become obsessed with Obama and the White House, according to two officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-ap-us-shots-fired-white-house,0,3724470.storyAside from his methods, he really isn't too much different than Cain, Bachmann and the rest. He 'hears messages from God" and he "is obsessed with Obama".