London attacker and American victim identified

By Jared Morgan

Photo released by the family of Kurt and Melissa Payne Cochran. Kurt died overnight after sustaining injuries in the Wednesday, March 22, 2017 London terror attack. Melissa remains in the hospital with serious injuries. They were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. (Photo: Facebook)
British authorities on Thursday identified the man accused of a bloody attack in London that claimed the life of an American citizen and two others Wednesday.
Khalid Masood, 52, was born in the UK and had a criminal record, but wasn’t previously suspected as a terrorist, authorities said.
“Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack,” Scotland Yard said in a statement Thursday. “However, he was known to police and has a range of previous convictions for assaults, including GBH, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences.” 
Among the three killed were 29 others injured after Masood drove an SUV into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge, Guns.com previously reported. Utah resident Kurt Cochran, 54, was among the two killed, Scotland Yard also confirmed. Masood then crashed his vehicle into a fence at Parliament and proceeded to fatally stab officer Keith Palmer within its gates. Five people remain in

Source: Guns.com