Obama briefed about shootings at Texas Mohammad cartoon exhibit

A police officer stands near a school bus used to evacuate attendees of the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest sponsored by the American Freedom Defense Initiative after a shooting outside the Curtis Culwell Center where the event was held in Garland, Texas May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Stone

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was briefed on Sunday night about the situation in Texas after two gunmen opened fire outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, a White House official said on Monday, speaking on background. The men were shot dead by Texas police, and the FBI is investigating. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Susan Heavey)