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WASHINGTON Nike Shox Current Hombre Espaņa , Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- James Brady, former press secretary for U.S. President Ronald Reagan and ardent gun control advocate, died on Monday at the age of 73.
""We are heartbroken to share the news that our beloved Jim ' Bear' Brady has passed away after a series of health issues,"" Brady's family said in a statement.
U.S. President Barack Obama issued a statement Monday afternoon on the passing of Brady, expressing condolences to his family.
""Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the family of former White House Press Secretary James Brady on his passing,"" Obama said.
""Jim is a legend at the White House for his warmth and professionalism as press secretary for President Reagan; for the strength he brought to bear in recovering from the shooting that nearly killed him 33 years ago; and for turning the events of that terrible afternoon into a remarkable legacy of service through the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Nike Shox OZ Hombre Espaņa ,"" Obama noted.
Since 1993, the law that bears Brady's name has kept guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals, he said, adding that ""an untold number of people are alive today who otherwise wouldn't be, thanks to Jim.""
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Brady was seriously injured by the assassination attempt and confined to a wheelchair after the incident. He and his wife, Sarah, went on to become dedicated advocates for gun control, and he became the namesake for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
" " Saudi security forces apprehended the gunman following an attack at a petrol station in eastern Riyadh. (AFP PhotoHassan Ammar)
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The alleged shooter, Abdulaziz Fahad Abdulaziz Alrashid, 24, ""worked at the same company as the victims, and was recently dismissed from his job due to drug related issues Nike Shox Hombre Espaņa ,"" Riyadh's embassy in Washington said in a statement.
A United States diplomat identified the gunman as a disgruntled former employee of Vinnell Arabia.
The victims of Tuesday's petrol station shooting in Riyadh also worked at Vinnell Arabia, the diplomat said, ruling out terrorism as a possible motive for the attack.
Vinnell Arabia provides training for the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed one American was killed and a second was ""lightly injured"".
Later Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Paris that Washington is ""in close contact"" with the Saudi government, and ""evaluating our security posture,"" following the shooting.
""We're continuing to gather details about the incident Nike Shox Negras Espaņa ,"" Kerry told a news conference.
""I can't speak to the motive at this point, except to say to you that there are some questions about whether it was or wasn't a disgruntled employee,"" he said.
""We're going to stay in very close touch with the Saudi authorities and make our judgments accordingly with respect to any other personnel,"" he said.
Following the attack near King Fahd football stadium, a shootout occurred between the gunman and security forces, a police spokesman said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
A third American escaped unharmed Nike Shox Blancas Espaņa , police said, adding the assailant was wounded and subsequently arrested.
They did not identify the suspect but Riyadh's embassy in Washington said the suspect, Alrashid, is a dual Saudi-American citizen born in Washington State.
Two small circles of blood stained the ground at the petrol station near the pumps, an AFP photographer said.
Children showed off a small-calibre cartridge case which they said they found in the same area.
Four police jeeps were stationed on the multi-lane road outside the closed petrol station, within sight of the football stadium.
Tuesday's shooting was the first deadly attack on Westerners in Saudi Arabia since several were killed in a wave of Al-Qaeda violence between 2003 and 2006.
It comes as Saudi Arabia participates in a US-led campaign of air strikes against jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Syria.
Saudi pilots who participated in the initial late-September strikes against IS received online death threats.
Vinnell Arabia's Facebook page says the firm is ""dedicated to providing the best in military training Nike Shox Gravity Espaņa , logistics and support"" to the Saudi National Guard, using expertise from former US military and government personnel.
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In January, a Saudi court sentenced an Al-Qaeda militant to death and jailed 10 others over a May 2004 attack that killed six Westerners and a policeman.
The defendants, seven of them brothers, were convicted of aiding assailants who attacked a US company in the northwestern port town of Yanbu, killing two Americans www.nikeshox-espana.es , two Britons, an Australian and a Canadian, as well as a Saudi.
Saudi authorities have long feared blowback from jihadist groups, particularly after the attacks of a decade ago, which included assaults on housing compounds where foreigners lived.
One of the compounds attacked at that time housed employees of Vinnell.
Security around Western facilities has since been markedly increased.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who took part in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US were from Saudi Arabia.
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