JUST NOW ON THE NEWS @ 2:22 PM, EDT: FOUR MARINES KILLED!
From Reuters:
There have been shootings at multiple places in Chattanooga, including near a U.S. Army Reserve center and a Navy recruiting center in the Tennessee city on Thursday, and a police officer was hit by gunfire, officials and local media reports said.An eyewitness, a woman who states that she was 10 feet away from shooter, is saying that she was "a white guy in a silver Mustang." No tags on the car. The shooter was using a "high-powered rifle."
There have been several shootings at several different locations," said Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman John Harmon. "It's a fluid situation," said Harmon, whose agency was helping local authorities.
"We've got an officer down," Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke told reporters, calling it a "very terrible situation."
The U.S. Navy said it was investigating a report of a shooting at a Navy recruiting center in Chattanooga....
The photo that I'm seeing on CNN is showing at least 18 bullet holes in the doors of the Navy Reserve Recruiting Station, which is in a strip mall.
There is also an unconfirmed report of a man driving a black BMW firing on the other location.
The two sites fired upon are 7.5 miles apart.
CNN's ongoing coverage is HERE.
Addendum 1: Chattanooga Police are Tweeting out that the active shooter situation is resolved. News conference coming in a few minutes.
Addendum 2: According to reports on CNN, the shooter is dead. Buildings still remain on lock down, however.
Addendum 3: Four Marines injured [UPDATE: MARINES KILLED]. Chattanooga City Police officer wounded, but not seriously.
Addendum 4: Lock downs have ended. There are reports that the shooter and/or the police fired 100 rounds and that there was a shootout between the shooter and the police - with the end coming with two shots at the shooter after he fled into the woods of the big park in that part of Chattanooga.
SITUATION STILL FLUID AT THIS TIME (2:25 PM, EDT)
UPDATE, with thanks to Anonymous for tips:
Police sources are saying that the shooter's name was Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez.
From Heavy.com:
He Was a Naturalized U.S. Citizen Originally From Kuwait.Read the rest HERE.
An ISIS-Affiliated Account Tweeted #Chattanooga Just Before the Shooting Occurred Along With a Warning to Americans.
Furthermore and apparently:
Youssuf Abdullazeez was appointed as a special policeman for the City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works according to this City Council resolution.
Screen shot (Click on the image to enlarge it):
NOTE:
The screen shot may be in error. See Point 3 HERE.
Heavy.com now has this information:
Abdulazeez graduated from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2012, according to posts on his mother’s Facebook page and a resume posted on Indeed.com.
He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. He worked from April 2009 to April 2010 as an intern with the Tennessee Valley Authority. He also had internships at Mohawk Industries and Global Trade Express.
CBS News incorrectly reported that he was an employee of the city of Chattanooga.
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From the press conference in progress right now (Finally!):
"We will treat this as a terrorism incident until we have proven it isn't."
Note image has a no guns sign on glass. Another gun-free zone exposes the vulgar vulnerability of our finest and best trained men and women in uniform. Deja vu Ft. Hood.
FBI Warns Something Big About ISIS That Has U.S. Military Bases On High Alert
http://www.westernjournalism.com/fbi-warns-something-big-about-isis-that-has-u-s-military-bases-on-high-alert/
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Chattanooga Shooting: Eyewitness Describes Shooting
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Heavy: Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
1. A Witness Said the Gunman Fired From a Mustang Outside a Recruiting Center in a Shopping Mall
2. He Also Opened Fire at a Military Facility About 8 Miles Away
3. The Gunman Is From the Chattanooga Area
4. His Motive Is Not Yet Known (bwa ha ha ha)
5. Police Do Not Believe There Is a Second Shooter
Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez is ID'd as the shooter.
“Youssuf Abdullazeez was appointed as a special policeman for the City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works according to this City Council resolution.” seen at this site:
TimesFreePress hat tip Oldecoomybuyer@FR
1. He Was a Naturalized U.S. Citizen Originally From Kuwait
Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez’s mug shot from an April 2015 arrest for driving under the influence. (Hamilton County Jail via Chattanoogan.com)
TimesFreePress: Muslim teens seek acceptance, understanding November 15th, 2010
Quotes from suspects sister:
"University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman Yasmeen Abdulazeez, 17, was told by a professor that he would lower her grade when she asked to miss class for a religious holiday. She dropped the class instead."..."Abdulazeez, who has worn the head covering since she was a child, said she has experienced many problems as a result. A referee during a volleyball tournament refused to allow her to play because of her headscarf."..."Before graduating from Red Bank High School, Abdulazeez said some of the students would harass her. She said she saw that as an opportunity to dispel misconceptions about her faith.
"I'm not afraid to go straight toward them and ask them, 'Do you really know what Islam is?' " Abdulazeez said. "There's this misconception that Islam is a violent religion. Muslims are actually peaceful."
hat tip: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3312813/posts
Bonus: Shooters High school yearbook photo
The father worked for the Chattanooga Department of Public Works.
The jihadist son lived at home.
These attacks on our military ON OUR HOMELAND have become a dime a dozen.
Our Federal government doesn't care about them and neither do the upper echelons of our military.
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