Reports: 4 service members killed in Tennessee shootings

[Hindustani78]

Reports: 4 service members killed in Tennessee shootings
EDT July 16, 2015

2:40 p.m.: Local media are reporting as many as four military personnel have been killed in a shooting rampage in Chattanooga. A police officer was shot and is being treated at a hospital. The shooter is believed to be dead.

Law enforcement authorities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are responding to a report of a police officer shot near a Navy Reserve center.

The Navy said, "Investigating report of shooting at Navy recruiting building on Lee Highway. More to follow," in a tweet sent mid-day Thursday.

The Navy also confirmed a "shooting at Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway," in Chattanooga. Sources told CNN that there were reports of multiple shots from a high-powered rifle.

As news of the active shooter investigation spread, the campus of Chattanooga State University went into lockdown and a no-fly zone was imposed over the city.

Reserve Recruitment personnel stand outside a Navy recruiting building July 16 as the area is cordoned off with blue shell casing markers in the parking lot on in Chattanooga, Tenn. At least two military facilities in Tennessee were attacked in shootings, including one at a Navy recruiting building, officials said. (Photo: Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

 

[Styx]

watching now, "we can and will not present info till we have the facts..."

domestic terrorism in the US, right winger nazis or jihad ?

 

[Hindustani78]

watching now, "we can and will not present info till we have the facts..."

domestic terrorism in the US, right winger nazis or jihad ?

Might be the work of proxies who are enemies of United States.

 

[tyagi]

Shooter identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez

 

[Hindustani78]

Shooter identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez

A U.S. official says the gunman in the shootings in Tennessee has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez.

He was believed to have been born in Kuwait, and it was unclear whether he was a U.S. or Kuwaiti citizen.

 

[Arya Desa]

They called it terrorism right away. They still haven't called the whitey who killed innocent Black Christians a terrorist. Honestly these whites are incredibly racist and will go to the ends of the earth to defend white criminals.

 

[IndoUS]

Well I am guessing ISIS since they had said they will pull some crap during 4th of July but thanks to the work of FBI and other agencies a lot of them were caught before they could act. Might be one of those retards that slipped through the net.

 

[bhola singh]

Being reported as part of Ramadan series of terrorist acts.
Not good.

 

[Arya Desa]

Now CNN is blaming Ramadan! What does Ramadan have to do with this? Seriously, next time a white does something blame Easter or Lent.

 

[KAL-EL]

A U.S. official says the gunman in the shootings in Tennessee has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez.

He was believed to have been born in Kuwait, and it was unclear whether he was a U.S. or Kuwaiti citizen.

News coverage I'm currently watching reporting he was a US naturalized citizen.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez has been identified by CBS News as the gunman who fatally shot four Marines and wounded a police officer on Thursday in shootings at two military recruiting and training centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Abdulazeez, 24, is also dead.

At least two others were injured, including one in critical condition. The officer is in stable condition. The shootings happened at separate military reserve centers on Lee Highway and Amnicola Highway.

Here’s what we know so far:

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)

NBC News reports that Abdulazeez is a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Kuwait.

Authorities said the gunman lived in the Chattanooga area recently, but CBS News reports that he was from Phoenix, Arizona. The Associated Press says he lived in Hixson, Tennessee, which is a few miles from Chattanooga.

CBS News earlier incorrectly reported he was a 41-year-old from Arizona.

He was arrested on April 21, 2015 for driving under the influence in Hamilton County, Tennessee, according to the Chattanoogan.com.

Police have not yet released a motive for why the gunman targeted the two military facilities and military personnel.

Authorities said he did not work at the military centers. The case is being investigated as possible “domestic terrorism” and the FBI is leading the probe.

2. An ISIS-Affiliated Account Ominously Tweeted ‘#Chattanooga’ Just Before the Shooting Occurred

An ISIS-related account tweeted “O American dogs soon YOU will see the wonders,” and used #Chattanooga, at 10:34 a.m., just about the same time police say the shooting began, according to JihadWatch.org.

The account, which remains active, has tweeted out other references to Chattanooga:

The tweet is similar to one sent out moments before two ISIS-inspired gunmen opened fire outside the “Draw Muhammad” event in Garland, Texas, in May.

3. He Graduated From the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2012

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez at his college graduation. (Facebook)

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:

Before going to UT-Chattanooga, he attended Red Bank High School in Tennessee.

4. A Witness Said the Gunman Fired From a Mustang Outside a Recruiting Center in a Shopping Mall

A recent photo posted by his sister. (Facebook)

A woman who worked at a restaurant next to the recruiting office on Lee Highway told CNN she saw the shooting.

“I looked out of our window and I seen the guy in his car, a silver Mustang, drop top, a white guy and he had a high-powered rifle and was just firing shots into the Air Force, Navy and Marines office,” Gina Mule told CNN. “I don’t even know how many shots he fired, but it was a lot. … After he got done opening fire, he pulled out really quick.”

The two military facilities are about eight miles apart. Police say the shooter went to the Amnicola Highway location after opening fire on Lee Highway. The four Marines were killed there and Abdulazeez also died there, but authorities haven’t said if he was fatally shot or killed himself.

5. Police Do Not Believe There Is a Second Shooter

Police believe the gunman acted alone and they are not actively searching for another shooter.

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[gambit]

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez has been identified by CBS News as the gunman who fatally shot four Marines and wounded a police officer on Thursday in shootings at two military recruiting and training centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Abdulazeez, 24, is also dead.

At least two others were injured, including one in critical condition. The officer is in stable condition. The shootings happened at separate military reserve centers on Lee Highway and Amnicola Highway.

Here’s what we know so far:

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)

He looks like a typical redneck Confederate flag waving white supremacist to me.

 

[KAL-EL]

He looks like a typical redneck Confederate flag waving white supremacist to me.

Some of the more liberal media outlets you know were absolutely praying it was a white christian male.

 

[gambit]

Some of the more liberal media outlets you know were absolutely praying it was a white christian male.

Let us call this guy a 'white terrorist' for now to satisfy some people's hurt feelings.

They called it terrorism right away. They still haven't called the whitey who killed innocent Black Christians a terrorist. Honestly these whites are incredibly racist and will go to the ends of the earth to defend white criminals.

Have no worries and rejoice. There will be more Americans dead to avenge this injustice in labeling.

 

[tyagi]

They called it terrorism right away. They still haven't called the whitey who killed innocent Black Christians a terrorist. Honestly these whites are incredibly racist and will go to the ends of the earth to defend white criminals.

generalization of people by color of their skin is also racist behavior