Saudi Air Force trainee who opened fire in Pensacola naval base classroom killing three and wounding eight before being shot dead - as authorities probe whether it was terror-rerlated

The suspected gunman who opened fire at naval base in Florida, killing three people before he was shot dead by police, has been identified as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani (center), a Saudi Air Force trainee. Authorities are investigating if the shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola early this morning was terrorism-related. Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia's King Salman called him to offer condolences and sympathy to the victims. ‘The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people,’ the President wrote on Twitter. The training base was placed on lockdown (right) after gunfire erupted around 7am local time. Two victims died at the scene while a third succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Eight other victims were injured, two critically. Among those hurt include two sheriff’s deputies, who were shot as they confronted the gunman, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said at a press conference on Friday (left). NAS Pensacola, a training base for military personnel from around the world, will remain closed for the rest of Friday. In recent weeks, 18 naval aviators and two aircrew members from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces were training with the U.S. Navy, including a stint at Pensacola. The delegation came under a Navy program that offers training to U.S. allies, known as the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity. A person familiar with the program said that Saudi Air Force officers selected for military training in the United States are intensely vetted by both countries.The incident also comes just two days after a sailor opened fire at Pearl Harbor Shipyard in Honolulu, killing two people before turning the gun on himself.