Thursday 16 July 2015

4 Marines dead in shooting attack at Tennessee Navy facility

A gunman killed 5 people on Thursday in attacks on two military facilities in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga Shootings - 5 DEAD - 4 Marines and 1 Policeman in Tennessee Military Facilities
The gunman fired 25 to 30 rounds at the recruitment station, a U.S. military official said. ....
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Chattanooga Shootings - A gunman killed 5 people on Thursday in attacks on two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the mayor said. A police officer and two other people were also shot in the rampage.
The gunman was killed by police, a U.S. official said.
"Today is a nightmare for the city of Chattanooga," Mayor Andy Berke said.
Chattanooga Shootings - The shootings happened about 40 minutes and six miles apart, first at a military recruitment station and then at a Navy and Marines reserve center, the official said. People at the recruitment station fled through the back of the building.
The gunman fired 25 to 30 rounds at the recruitment station, a U.S. military official said.
Dozens of people lined up at a nearby blood donation center.
The governor's office in Nashville was locked down, NBC affiliate WSMV reported. In Chattanooga, the health department and a community college were locked down.
Both of Tennessee's U.S. senators addressed the shooting on the Senate floor and offered their condolences.
"We understand a shooting took place at the naval reserve center in Chattanooga and a police officer has been injured," Sen. Lamar Alexander said. "We understand other individuals at the naval reserve center may have injured as well."

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