The other four killed were Marines at a Naval Reserve Center, a military official said in Washington, DC. Authorities s…
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Reports emerged on Thursday evening that Abdulazeez had blogged about Islam before striking Chattanooga, though little is known about his motive for the shooting.
Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, the shooter who attacked two Chattanooga military facilities and killed four Marines on Thursday, took an approximately seven-month-long trip to Jordan in 2014 that is being scrutinized by counterterrorism investigators, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The gunman was identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24, of Hixson, Tennessee. He was killed in police gunfire.
“Very publicly ISIL [Islamic State] had called on their fellow jihadis to commit acts of terror”, an official said. U.S. law enforcement officials said they were investigating whether he was inspired by the self-styled Islamic State or a similar group. “They are examining what his connections were anywhere and everywhere”, the mayor said. Investigators believe that Abdulazeez and all four of his victims died during shooting at the Reserve Center.
Haslam said now is a time for the city to heal. According to a resume believed to have been posted online by Abdulazeez, he attended high school in a Chattanooga suburb and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2012 with an engineering degree.
The gunman was identified by a senior federal official as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez. In earlier photos, he was clean-shaven.
“It is incomprehensible to see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly serve our country were treated”, Berke said at the press conference Thursday. “Everyone knew of him”.
Javid said he occasionally saw Abdulazeez at the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga, but the last time was roughly a year ago. The 24-year-old suspect, who was also killed, was born in Kuwait and became a naturalized USA citizen.
The alleged shooter also worked for a company in Independence that same year. The bullets smashed through windows and sent service members scrambling for cover. Squire K. Wells of Cobb County, Georgia, who a family spokesman says went by “Skip”. The other two Marines have not yet been identified.The Department of Defense has not officially released the names of the Marines.
The investigation into the situation is being led by the FBI.
“We have canceled out of respect and remembrance for our fallen Marines”, Sheikh said. The troops inside aren’t allowed to carry weapons. And he said the centers need to be open and accessible to the public.
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“In light of the tragic shooting that took place in our city, let’s unite as a community in an act of solidarity and compassion and pray for our community”, Dionne Jennings, president of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, said, Atlanta’s WAGA-TV reported.
