July 16, 2015

Chattanooga Attacks Kill 5 People Including Gunman

An Armed Forces Recruitment Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was attacked on Thursday.Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP

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On Thursday morning, a gunman shot and killed four Marines after opening fire at two separate military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The attacker, identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez by both NBC and CBS, was also killed. Authorities are currently investigating the shootings as a possible act of domestic terrorism. 

 

Posted by United States Marine Corps on Thursday, July 16, 2015

The gunman reportedly first opened fire Thursday morning at a military recruitment facility. The attacker then traveled to a Navy reserve center roughly six miles away and opened fire again. A police officer was also injured.

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