Gunman attacks 2 military sites in Tennessee; 4 Marines and shooter are killed
Gunman attacks 2 military sites in Tennessee; 4 Marines and shooter are killed
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A gunman unleashed a
barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a
few miles apart in Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four
Marines before he was shot to death by police, and sending service
members scrambling for cover as bullets smashed through the windows.
Federal
authorities said they were investigating the possibility it was an act
of terrorism, but have no evidence yet that anyone but a lone gunman was
involved. They also said there was no indication that the general
public was in danger. The FBI has taken charge of the case.
Authorities
identified the gunman as Kuwait-born Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24,
of Hixson, Tennessee, though the spelling of his first name was in
dispute, with federal officials and records giving at least four 
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