2009+Holocaust+Memorial+Museum+Shooting

=Goals= 88-year-old James Wenneker von Brunn was a white supremacist and denier of the Holocaust. It is likely that President Obama's visit to Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany might have agitated von Brunn to commit the shooting. A security guard was fatally shot during the shooting. Von Brunn was not associated with any terrorist organizations, but he deeply resented the United States' support of Holocaust victims.

=Impact of Religion= While von Brunn's religion may or may not have contributed to his actions, it is known that he did not hold high esteem for Jews or for those tolerant of them.