Gunman who tried to shoot up Cuba’s embassy in Washington is a resident of Aubrey in Denton County

Washington (AP) – A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK 47 rifle because he told police he wanted to “get them before they could get him.” Court papers say 42 year old Alexander Alazo, of Aubrey, Texas, a Denton County town of 2,500 people, claimed asylum in the U.S. in 2007. He said he received threats from Cuban organized crime groups years later, and fears they are targeting him. Washington, D.C. Police say Alazo opened fire at the Cuban Embassy around 2:00 a.m. Thursday. He’s charged with violent attack on a foreign official or premises, firearms offenses, and other charges.