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>> nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest from phoenix. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: jose good morning. folks that live here say the suspects in sunday's shooting were quiet and unassuming. those who knew them well had no idea they were capable of planning such a violent attack. this morning authorities are digging into the digital trails of both suspects looking for any possible ties between isis and the gunmen. neighbors say elton simpson and nadir soofi raised no red flags while living in their phoenix apartment, applying to run a carpet cleaning company from home, before investigators ...

Tweeting about the texas event before the shooting. four years ago he was convicted of lying to the fbi in connection with a terror investigation. >> i never would have imagined him being involved in anything like this. he just seemed very calm and quiet. >> reporter: the father to a young son, nadir soofi spent time as a child in pakistan. friends say he came from a privileged family, was a popular heartthrob in high school, never showing signs of becoming radical. with isis taking credit for the attack online u.s. officials say there's no proof the terror group planned or directed the plot. ...

Kind of things there's more effective ways to do those kind of things but, you know i think right now we're in a great spot and i think drones really have a lot of positive to bring to our society. >> randy scott slavin thanks for being with me appreciate your time. >> thank you very much. now to another developing story we're following here on "the rundown," the fbi is on the digital trail of the two gunmen shot and killed outside a prophet mohammed art contest in suburban dallas. white house officials are calling sunday's attack quote, an attempted terrorist attack. u.s. and counterterrori...

Country, this morning we are hearing for the first time from four new york city police officers attacked by a terrorist inspired by isis. the attack happened last october as rookie nypd officer kenneth healy and three officers were ambushed by a man with a hatchet. officer healy, only four months out of the police academy, was struck in the head nearly killing him. in an exclusive interview with nbc, healy and his partners describe the horrifying encounter and share their amazing story of survival. >> reporter: it was a terrifying attack on four nypd officers leaving one with a shattered skull...

Mohammed. born in the u.s. simpson attended high school in phoenix, played competitive basketball later converting to islam, attending this local mosque for nearly a decade. u.s. officials say he actively supported isis on social media, tweeting about the texas event before the shooting. four years ago he was convicted of lying to the fbi in connection with a terror investigation. >> i never would have imagined him being involved in anything like this. he just seemed very calm and quiet. >> reporter: the father to a young son, nadir soofi spent time as a child in pakistan. friends say he came ...