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Report: 2 Service Members Shot at Gunman in Chattanooga

Authorities recount details of the assault

(Newser) - When Muhammad Abdulazeez began his assault on the second military site in Chattanooga, two service members—a Navy officer and a Marine—opened fire on him, reports the Navy Times . It's not clear whether either hit Abdulazeez or why either was armed in apparent violation of policy, says the...

Chattanooga Shooter's Uncle Detained for Days

Source says shooter went to Jordan to get away from drugs

(Newser) - An uncle of the man who killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been in custody in Jordan since a day after the attacks on two military sites, a lawyer says. Abed al-Kader Ahmad al-Khateeb tells the AP that he is barred from seeing his client, Muhammad...

7 States to Change Rules After Chattanooga

Wisconsin the latest state to say it will arm on-duty National Guard members

(Newser) - Wisconsin is joining six other states in arming on-duty National Guard members after last week's deadly Chattanooga shootings . "Allowing our National Guard members to carry weapons while on duty gives them the tools they need to serve and protect our citizens as well as themselves," Republican Gov....

Shooter Turned Depression Into 'Heinous Act': Family

Still no motive, no arrests in Chattanooga shooting

(Newser) - "The person who committed this horrible crime was not the son we knew and loved," said the family of Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the man who killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, in a statement. "For many years, our son suffered from depression. It grieves us...

Chattanooga Suspect Texted Koran Verse Before Attack

Friend tells Reuters he was angry at the US

(Newser) - Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez sent a text message to a friend hours before the attack in Chattanooga that suggests he wanted revenge on the US for its role in the Middle East, reports Reuters . The message links to a verse in the Koran that reads in part, "Whosoever shows enmity...

Shooter Spent 7 Months Overseas Last Year

But whether his visit to Jordan means anything remains unclear

(Newser) - Authorities looking into the life of Chattanooga shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez haven't turned up any ties to terror groups, but they're taking a close look at a seven-month visit he paid to Jordan last year, reports the New York Times . Abdulazeez, a naturalized US citizen, had relatives in...

Here's What We Know About the Chattanooga Shooter

Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez kept religious blog

(Newser) - From the way his friends describe him, Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez was a regular guy from an ordinary suburb—and the last person you'd expect to go on a shooting rampage. The 24-year-old, who was shot dead after allegedly killing four Marines in Chattanooga yesterday, was a "swell" and...

Chattanooga Shooter Is Identified
 Chattanooga Shooter Is IDed 
Jul 16, 2015 4:13 PM CDT

Chattanooga Shooter Is IDed

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24, a native of Kuwait

(Newser) - The shooter who killed four Marines in Chattanooga , Tennessee, today has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, reports the AP and CNN . (His first name is sometimes spelled Mohammad.) Abdulazeez, who also was killed, is believed to be a native of Kuwait who had been living in Hixson,...

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