Man open fires, kills 4 marines in Chattanooga, TN; Obama responds

[Travis 543]

Four Marines were killed when a gunman attacked two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday, the U.S. Navy said.

The suspected shooter, 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, is also dead, the FBI said.

Investigators "have not determined whether it was an act of terrorism or whether it was a criminal act," Ed Reinhold, FBI special agent in charge, told reporters. "We are looking at every possible avenue, whether it was terrorism -- whether it was domestic, international -- or whether it was a simple, criminal act."

U.S. Attorney Bill Killian earlier told reporters that authorities were treating the shooting as an "act of domestic terrorism."

The shootings unfolded at two sites over 30 minutes, Reinhold said.

The suspected gunman started spraying bullets at the glass doors of a strip mall military recruiting center around 10:45 a.m. ET, witnesses said.

From there, he headed to another location more than seven miles away, an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy.That's where the four victims and the gunman were killed, Reinhold said.

At least three people were injured, officials said, including a police officer and a military service member.

The officer, who was injured when he was shot in the ankle, has been treated at the hospital, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said. A military service member was also among the wounded, the Defense Department said.

'It was very loud and very fast'

"Today was a nightmare for the city of Chattanooga. ... We had someone viciously attack, at two different locations, people who proudly serve our country," Berke said.

Gina Mule, a server at a restaurant, said she saw a man who'd been in a silver convertible Mustang, firing a "high-powered rifle" at the recruiting offices at about 10:50 a.m.

She said she first heard "Pow, pow, pow!" She then went to a window, through which she said she saw the man firing shots.

"I don't know how many shots he fired, but it was a lot," she said.

A second witness, April Grimmett, said she was working at a hair salon near the recruiting center when she looked out a window and saw a man ducking in between cars.

"Shortly after that, we heard the (shots). It was very loud and very fast," Grimmett said, without saying what happened to the man she had seen.

A photo that she took shows glass doors damaged by the gunfire.

"I could not believe how many bullet holes were in that door. It was insane," she said.

Fred Wright, a salesman at a nearby auto parts store, told CNN that after he heard gunshots, three people ran into the shop, hollering they thought "someone was shooting at them."

Wright said he called 911.

"Sounded like it was 30, 40 shots to me," Wright said, adding that he never saw a shooter.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/us/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting/index.html

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I'm very shook by this... I lived and grew up in Chattanooga, and was just there a week ago. Not to mention I have a majority of my family there. I don't know how people can commit such acts as these.

[Melech 9,900]

How people commit those crimes? Mostly religious or racist extremism. 

 

Horrible crime act. My thoughts are with the families of the dead. 

[Dolev 867]

[Travis 543]

How people commit those crimes? Mostly religious or racist extremism. 

 

Horrible crime act. My thoughts are with the families of the dead. 

Well of course. Just the lack of moral people contain.

[PartySick 175,542]

Tbh we have more to fear from ourselves than a rebel terrorist group. If they think they can stand against the most powerful military in the world, let's see them try.

(that was the most right winged thing I've ever said...excuse me, I need mouthwash).

My condolences to the families, too...such a shame that this kind of thing happens.

[Melech 9,900]

Tbh we have more to fear from ourselves than a rebel terrorist group. If they think they can stand against the most powerful military in the world, let's see them try.

(that was the most right winged thing I've ever said...excuse me, I need mouthwash).

My condolences to the families, too...such a shame that this kind of thing happens.

They don't care about that. They only want to spread terror

[Melech 9,900]

 

Disgusting 

[PartySick 175,542]

They don't care about that. They only want to spread terror

I know. It's disgusting. It's totally against my character, but the only way to deal with them is to take them out. It'd be tough but...idk

[Miker 5,683]

Too many acts like this .....and too often...condolences to family and friends impacted. 

[theMonster5 74]

I know. It's disgusting. It's totally against my character, but the only way to deal with them is to take them out. It'd be tough but...idk

How do you detect them when they're living among us in the US? We should watch closely on the white supremacist group and extreme religious groups.

[LaMaisonGaga 23,884]

America is seriously falling apart day by day smh

[Didymus 34,380]

24.. Incredible.

More efforts need to be done to keep young people away from this behavior. So sad.

[Unknown A 64]

so sad ... 

[theMonster5 74]

America is seriously falling apart day by day smh

Because we let in the wrong immigrants in this case. Mohammod, the killer, came to the U.S. from Kuwait, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, and he had the a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineer. What more do religious extremist want from the U.S.? We gave him U.S. citizenship and a great education and this is how he repay us by killing US servicemen. Great chance he's influenced by ISIS and watching too many of their recruiting videos.

[Rat Boy 43,928]

This is so sad. R.I.P