TN - Five killed in shootings at 2 US military centers, Chattanooga, 16 July 2015

[StillMindmatters]

FBI Update: News Conference on TN Shootings:

They called the shooting "Violent Extremism"and stated they are not ready to call it terrorism--

*SMDH* PC has run dangerously amok in this country, clearly this shooter committed an act of terrorism against our Military in Chattanooga TN, and if we as a free and rational nation do not stand up and demand that everyone cut the damn bull and stop mincing words. For the love of all that is sacred start calling it what it is, because it is only then that we can effectively end these acts of terrorism (and war) on the homeland from escalating further.

They also reported the following...

A) One (possibly two) of the servicemen during the shooting, may have taken a shot/shots at gunman;
B) Two additional weapons, which belonged to service members, were found on the scene; one which had been fired;

Of course several reporters (CNN and NBC) questioned if any of the victims were hit with friendly fire (i.e., the fired weapon that didn't belong to the shooter), FBI states emphatically that all of the victims that were killed or injured were hit by the shooter's/terrorist's gunfire.

The news reporters were also questioning why servicemen had "personal" guns in a "no gun zone" to which the FBI punted, stating that this issue was not part of their investigation.

The absolute duplicity some in the news/media is so obvious and sometimes downright shocking--DEFLECT, DEFLECT, DEFLECT--do and say anything to avoid reporting that these are acts of terrorism

 

[Elley Mae]

FBI Update: News Conference on TN Shootings:

They called the shooting "Violent Extremism"and stated they are not ready to call it terrorism--

*SMDH* PC has run dangerously amok in this country, clearly this shooter committed an act of terrorism against our Military in Chattanooga TN, and if we as a free and rational nation do not stand up and demand that everyone cut the damn bull and stop mincing words. For the love of all that is sacred start calling it what it is, because it is only then that we can effectively end these acts of terrorism (and war) on the homeland from escalating further.

They also reported the following...

A) One (possibly two) of the servicemen during the shooting, may have taken a shot/shots at gunman;
B) Two additional weapons, which belonged to service members, were found on the scene; one which had been fired;

Of course several reporters (CNN and NBC) questioned if any of the victims were hit with friendly fire (i.e., the fired weapon that didn't belong to the shooter), FBI states emphatically that all of the victims that were killed or injured were hit by the shooter's/terrorist's gunfire.

The news reporters were also questioning why servicemen had "personal" guns in a "no gun zone" to which the FBI punted, stating that this issue was not part of their investigation.

The absolute duplicity some in the news/media is so obvious and sometimes downright shocking--DEFLECT, DEFLECT, DEFLECT--do and say anything to avoid reporting that these are acts of terrorism

Yes, just reading here.

FBI: Too soon to know if Chattanooga gunman was radicalized

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-07-22-12-53-47

And I saw this.

When Abdulazeez first crashed through the gates in the Mustang, 20 Marines and two Navy corpsman were there inspecting their equipment after a training mission in California, Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of the 4th Marine Division, said during a news conference.

Abdulazeez shot the first troop inside the building, Reinhold said, then moved through the building shooting at people he encountered. He came out through the back, continuing to shoot. In all, four service members were killed outside the building in the motor pool area.


bbm. I hadn't read that before

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

FBI Update: News Conference on TN Shootings:

They called the shooting "Violent Extremism"and stated they are not ready to call it terrorism--

*SMDH* PC has run dangerously amok in this country, clearly this shooter committed an act of terrorism against our Military in Chattanooga TN, and if we as a free and rational nation do not stand up and demand that everyone cut the damn bull and stop mincing words. For the love of all that is sacred start calling it what it is, because it is only then that we can effectively end these acts of terrorism (and war) on the homeland from escalating further.

They also reported the following...

A) One (possibly two) of the servicemen during the shooting, may have taken a shot/shots at gunman;
B) Two additional weapons, which belonged to service members, were found on the scene; one which had been fired;

Of course several reporters (CNN and NBC) questioned if any of the victims were hit with friendly fire (i.e., the fired weapon that didn't belong to the shooter), FBI states emphatically that all of the victims that were killed or injured were hit by the shooter's/terrorist's gunfire.

The news reporters were also questioning why servicemen had "personal" guns in a "no gun zone" to which the FBI punted, stating that this issue was not part of their investigation.

The absolute duplicity some in the news/media is so obvious and sometimes downright shocking--DEFLECT, DEFLECT, DEFLECT--do and say anything to avoid reporting that these are acts of terrorism

Agree 100% about the PC gone amok in this country!
Gee, someone can be charged with "terroristic threats" for phone calls, etc...............I would think KILLING 5 might qualify as a terroristic act!

And yeah, violent homegrown extremism.....a key word this administration just can't seem to say is missing.

Come on people...

 

[faw720]

FBI Update: News Conference on TN Shootings:

They called the shooting "Violent Extremism"and stated they are not ready to call it terrorism--

*SMDH* PC has run dangerously amok in this country, clearly this shooter committed an act of terrorism against our Military in Chattanooga TN, and if we as a free and rational nation do not stand up and demand that everyone cut the damn bull and stop mincing words. For the love of all that is sacred start calling it what it is, because it is only then that we can effectively end these acts of terrorism (and war) on the homeland from escalating further.

They also reported the following...

A) One (possibly two) of the servicemen during the shooting, may have taken a shot/shots at gunman;
B) Two additional weapons, which belonged to service members, were found on the scene; one which had been fired;

Of course several reporters (CNN and NBC) questioned if any of the victims were hit with friendly fire (i.e., the fired weapon that didn't belong to the shooter), FBI states emphatically that all of the victims that were killed or injured were hit by the shooter's/terrorist's gunfire.

The news reporters were also questioning why servicemen had "personal" guns in a "no gun zone" to which the FBI punted, stating that this issue was not part of their investigation.

The absolute duplicity some in the news/media is so obvious and sometimes downright shocking--DEFLECT, DEFLECT, DEFLECT--do and say anything to avoid reporting that these are acts of terrorism

Ignoring it is not going to make the problem go away!!!!!!!! It is kinda a spin-off of "The Emperors New Clothes".

 

[Jade]

But isn’t terrorism an act against civilians?

An attack on armed forces is war but since the enemy in this case is dead…

 

[Foxfire]

Yes, just reading here.

FBI: Too soon to know if Chattanooga gunman was radicalized

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-07-22-12-53-47

And I saw this.

When Abdulazeez first crashed through the gates in the Mustang, 20 Marines and two Navy corpsman were there inspecting their equipment after a training mission in California, Maj. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commanding general of the 4th Marine Division, said during a news conference.

Abdulazeez shot the first troop inside the building, Reinhold said, then moved through the building shooting at people he encountered. He came out through the back, continuing to shoot. In all, four service members were killed outside the building in the motor pool area.


bbm. I hadn't read that before

Lead investigator; FBI Special Agent Reinhold said, there were between seven hundred and one thousand FBI Special Agents working this domestic terrorism investigation. This information speaks volumes, imo.. The early spring of year 2013 is likely when Abdulazeez became a radicalized jihadist lone wolf, imo..

The 07/16/2015 Chattanooga, TN massacre was not an impulsive decision brought on by a sudden depressed state, imo. Synonymous to many chameleonlike sadistic psychopaths prior, Abdulazeez, had two selves; a good self that he became when attempting to remain stealth, and morphing into his evil self when becoming a lone wolf jihadist soldier on a perpetual mission.. jmo

<BBM for Focus - snipped from linked article above>

Friends and neighbors recalled a happy, polite young man. But a picture has emerged showing Abdulazeez was troubled in his last days: He abused drugs and alcohol, stared down the possibility of bankruptcy and couldn't find a job. He failed a drug test in 2013, getting him fired from a job at a power plant, which prompted personal writings soon after lamenting what a failure he had been, according to his family.

An uncle in Jordan who agreed to host him in an effort to sober up Abdulazeez now is detained in that country, according to that man's attorney and a government official.

The Jordanian government official, who was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators are trying to learn as much as they can about Abdulazeez's stay there.

 

[FindHG]

Slain Soldiers in Chattanooga Saved Lives Before Giving Their Own
by Richard Fausset, Richard Pérez-Peña & Matt Apuzzo,
The New York Times,
July 22 '15

&#8220;This could have been a lot worse,&#8221; said the official, who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation. &#8220;It could have been a horrible, horrible massacre &#8212; so much worse.&#8221;


"&#8220;There were hundreds of rounds fired&#8221; by Mr. Abdulazeez and the Chattanooga police, said the law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, making for an unusually complex forensics effort to piece together what happened. He said that Mr. Abdulazeez used a derivative of an AK-47 assault rifle."


&#8220;The F.B.I. will explore every possibility and every relative that he has, no matter where they are located,&#8221; Mr. Reinhold said.

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Marines 'ran back into the fight' during attacks
CNN youtube clips from PC

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A Marine recruiter was shot in Chattanooga. He&#8217;s still playing the &#8216;what-if&#8217; game.
By Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post,
July 22, 3:58 pm


"Recruiting Substation Chattanooga had four other Marines in it at the time of the attack, Cheeley said: A gunnery sergeant, a staff sergeant, another sergeant and a lance corporal. He went back to the crime scene Sunday night to pick up some personal items, and found the office in disarray.

&#8220;We all talked about what we all went through and are trying to keep high spirits, but as far as going into details about it, we&#8217;ve been running ourselves ragged playing the what-if game for this,&#8221; Cheeley said. &#8220;We&#8217;re trying to just keep in high spirits.&#8221;"



&#8203;Marines tell of chaos, bravery during Chattanooga attack
Jericka Duncan, CBSNEWS,
July 22 15, Evening News, speaks with the brave marine recruiters during a break from work.

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Chattanooga Shooting: Service Member Opened Fire on Gunman Mohammad Abdulazeez
Miguel Almaguer reports, NBC Nightly News,


that

"investigators are looking at four acquaintances of the suspect to see if they had any information about the shooting prior to the attack."

 

[katydid23]

But isn&#8217;t terrorism an act against civilians?

An attack on armed forces is war but since the enemy in this case is dead&#8230;

But one of the wounded was a civilian. He had just gone into the recruitment center to talk about MAYBE joining. He was not a soldier.

 

[FindHG]

But one of the wounded was a civilian. He had just gone into the recruitment center to talk about MAYBE joining. He was not a soldier.

Hopefully, semantics won't get in the way of looking at what connects this disturbed seeming individual and his shameless hateful act to his inspirations or puppeteers? It doesn't change the fact those who would laud him exist, others who could encourage him and others like him to act exist, others still, who may have had a chance to use him or not, exist, or that there may be more like him exposed to the same messed up asinine exhortations who may act on them.

 

[KEVINinTO]

Quote Originally Posted by Elley Mae View Post
Yes, just reading here.

FBI: Too soon to know if Chattanooga gunman was radicalized

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-22-12-53-47

From this article a couple of things stood out for me

An uncle in Jordan who agreed to host him in an effort to sober up Abdulazeez now is detained in that country, according to that man's attorney and a government official.

I wonder where this information (that he was sent to Jordan to "sober up") came from? It seems to me that logically it could only have come from the family. Jordan is one of the few countries in that region where alcohol is not illegal (Syria is another). Not only is it legal it is plentiful therefore the notion that he was sent to Jordan to "sober up" strikes me as an outright lie IMO.

"The uncle is a regular person, he has a company, he is a businessman, he has no relation with any militant group or organization," said Abed al-Kader Ahmad al-Khateeb, the attorney representing Asaad Ibrahim Asaad Haj Ali. "He cares about his work and his family, and Muhammad is just his relative, the son of his sister. That's it."

Lets connect some dots!

Abed al-Kader Ahmad al-Khateeb (the lawyer for the uncle) is a prominent attorney and member of the Freedom Committee of the Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest and largest opposition group in Jordan. The Brotherhood is part of a regional movement of the same name.

source: http://news.yahoo.com/chattanooga-shooter-possibly-troubled-motive-mystery-082844786.html

The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization that has provided funding to terrorist groups such as Hamas, it is outlawed in many countries including Egypt which is where the group was founded. The Brotherhood is in the United States and works through a series of front organizations. It was considered an outlawed organization in the U.S. prior to the election of Barack Obama who has subsequently met with Muslim Brotherhood leaders in the Whitehouse. Source: http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/obama-meets-us-muslim-brotherhood-leaders

For more information on the Muslim Brotherhood read this comprehensive report from the Clarion Project:

http://www.clarionproject.org/sites/default/files/Muslim-Brotherhood-Special-Report.pdf

The introduction will tell you all you need to know about this organization:

The Muslim Brotherhood (Al-Ihkwan al-Muslimun) has emerged over the past century as one of
the world's leading Islamist organizations. It is a Sunni, pan-Islamic organization based in Cairo,
Egypt1whose ultimate aim is the re-establishment of the global Islamic caliphate.
2 The
organization is not a religious sect. Rather, the Brotherhood is a sophisticated social and political
organization seeking an all-encompassing role for Islam in the lives of its members and in the
broader society based on their interpretation of Quran and the Sunna (tradition). 3 4
The movement has a violent ideology as expressed in its support for jihad (holy war) against nonbelievers
and in its desire to implement the hudud (punishments) proscribed by sharia (Islamic
law)5, but it has adopted a public policy of non-violence as part of its long-term gradualist strategy
in order to achieve its goals.6
Until recently, the Brotherhood’s motto published publically was: “Allah is our objective. The
prophet is our exemplar. The Quran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our
highest hope.” This motto is no longer displayed on official Ikhwan (Brotherhood) publications.

Was the uncle in Jordan a member of the Muslim Brotherhood? If not why does he have a prominent member as his lawyer? Was the father a member of one of the many MB front organizations in the U.S. (e.g. CAIR, ISNA). Is this why he was on the terrorist watch list up until 2008 (I wonder what happened in 2008 to cause his name to come off the list? hmmmm)

 

[FindHG]

Minute by minute: A timeline of the Chattanooga attack revealed
by Shelly Bradbury, Chatt. Times Free Press, Thurs. July 23rd, '15

FBI: Mohammad Abdulazeez a homegrown extremist
by Joan Garrett McClane and Joy Lukachick Smith, Chatt. Times Free Press, Thurs. July 23rd, '15

Both stories are thorough, on timing and considering his state of mind, a good compilation of various statements from an unnamed family spokesman and others, and about authorities continued search for information on his background and activities.

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FBI Director Sees Increasing Terrorist Interest in Cyberattacks Against U.S.
Plotting appears to be in early stages, James Comey tells Aspen Security Forum
By Damian Palettta, The Wall Street Journal,
July 22 '15, 10:41 pm et

Director Comey stated

&#8220;We have no indication he&#8217;s ever crossed our screen,&#8221;...

[... the FBI had]

&#8220;hundreds of people we are looking at&#8221;...

[... the groups have]

"have very different recruiting tactics."

Al Qaeda,... spend much more time scrutinizing someone&#8217;s background and loyalty, sending potential recruits out on small-scale missions to gauge their competence.

Islamic State militants show much less discretion, he said, targeting &#8220;often unstable, troubled drug users&#8221; to carry out attacks anywhere in the U.S. He wouldn&#8217;t say, though, whether the Chattanooga shooter was influenced by either militant group, saying instead that the FBI is still combing through his past and his network of contacts.

[... Dir. Comey stated]

"there is one near-universal theme in recent domestic terrorist plots that he said troubles law-enforcement officials, and he appealed for help."

"In nearly every case&#8230;someone saw something and they didn&#8217;t tell somebody," he said, warning that family members or friends of people considering terrorist attacks noticed signs but didn&#8217;t alert law enforcement or other authorities.

[...]

BBM

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FBI chief: Islamic State group bigger threat than al-Qaida
By Ken Dilanian, AP via Wash. Post
July 22, 10:10 pm

ISIL/IS

has influenced a significant but unknown number of Americans through a year-long campaign on social media urging Muslims who can&#8217;t travel to the Middle East to &#8220;kill where you are.&#8221;

[...]

As recently as September, senior U.S. intelligence officials were downplaying the group&#8217;s capacity to attack the U.S. Matt Olsen, then the head of the National Counter Terrorism Center, told Congress in September that the U.S. had &#8220;no credible information that ISIL is planning to attack the United States.&#8221;

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FBI Chief: Islamic State Group Bigger Threat Than Al-Qaida
By AP via N Y Times, July 22 '15, 10:10 pm edt

[...]

Intelligence officials last year were saying they worry most about a mass casualty attack against a U.S. airliner by al-Qaida's Yemen affiliate, or by the Khorasan Group, a cadre of al-Qaida operatives in Syria.

But Comey said Wednesday the threat from the Khorasan Group has been "significantly diminished" by U.S. military strikes.

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that it had killed the Khorasan Group's leader, Muhsin al-Fadhli, in a July 8 airstrike in Syria.

[...]

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FBI director says Islamic State poses greater threat to U.S. than Al Qaeda
Syria Islamic State Al-Qaeda U.S. Department of Defense
By Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times, July 22 from Aspen, CO.

[...]

Islamic State has learned to "crowdsource terrorism," he said, and it uses social media to "sell its message to troubled souls."

[...]

Intelligence officials have been concerned that Al Qaeda's operatives in Syria would be able recruit fighters with European and American passports for future attacks in the West.

[...]

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FBI head: Khorasan Group diminished; ISIS bigger threat than al Qaeda
By Evan Perez, CNN, 9:50 pm et, July 22 '15

[...]

He said the FBI is determined to "understand every second of his life" for the last two years, at least.

[...]

NO JIHAD HERE: MIDDLE EAST STUDIES PROFS ON CHATTANOOGA SHOOTING
Obfuscation, equivocation and denial.
Winfield Myers Front Page Mag, July 23, 2015


Lax Gun Laws Are Becoming a National-Security Issue
By John Cassidy, The New Yorker, July 17 '15


ISIS, Saudi Arabia, and A New Wave of Terrorist Violence
by Mohamad Bazzi, The New Yorker, June 29 '15


[...]

Three days earlier, an ISIS spokesman, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, had urged the group&#8217;s sympathizers to carry out attacks during Ramadan. &#8220;Muslims, embark and hasten toward jihad,&#8221; he said, in an audio message shared across social-media accounts. &#8220;O mujahideen everywhere, rush and seek to make Ramadan a month of disasters for the infidels.&#8221;

[...]

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Moderate imam reveals how radicals won battle for soul of Boston mosques
By Brooke Singman, FOXNEWS, July 22 '15

[...]

Eid stressed that the vast majority of Muslims at the Center&#8217;s mosques and at houses of worship throughout the nation attend for any other reason than to pray and reflect on the message of the Koran. It is up to leaders to ensure that moderate voices like his are not drowned out by the shrill calls to radicalism, he said.

&#8220;Do we need to wait for a tragedy to happen?&#8221; Eid said. &#8220;We need to allow more moderate Muslim voices so that life can go smoothly in our society.&#8221;


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What exactly is the Khorasan group anyway?
The leader of the Syrian-based Khorasan group was killed in a drone strike on July 8. American officials have said the group poses a greater imminent threat to US security than ISIS.
By Meredith Hamilton, Staff writer July 22 '15

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Hey, remember the Khorasan group? Its leader is dead.
By Adam Taylor, Washington Post, July 22, 1:27 pm
check the graph

Leader of al-Qaeda Offshoot Khorasan Killed in U.S. Air Strike in Syria
Nash Jenkins, TIME, July 22, 2015

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We Need to Hunt Terrorists On and Offline
By James Carafano, FORBES, 7/22/2015, 11:43 am

[...]

By blending terrorist activity online with cyber rabble-rousing, ISIS has melded these two trends to create a serious threat. It&#8217;s not just the group&#8217;s capacity to instigate on the Internet that makes the threat so formidable threat. Where ISIS gets &#8220;value added&#8221; is by linking online communities with human ones&#8212;connecting people who have a propensity to act with a supportive and inspiring cyber-support group.

[...]

To counter violent extremism, we must also break the nexus between the cyber and human networks.

[...]

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Anonymous donation of roses sent for memorial service of fallen military
By WRCB Staff
Jul 22 '15, 11:36 pm edt

 

[Foxfire]

Interesting info KEVINinTO and FindHG. Good work..

 

[FindHG]

Photos: Mourning Sprayberry's Lance Cpl. Skip Wells
By Ben Gray, Photographer, Atlantal Journal Constitution , July 22 '15

A somber vigil for USMC Lance Cpl. Skip Wells at his alma mater Sprayberry High School
by Jennifer Brett, Atlantal Journal Constitution, July 22 '15


"Sprayberry High School&#8217;s heart is broken at the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Skip Wells, struck down by a terrorist&#8217;s bullet in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week, and yet it beats on."


[...]

"And to Wells&#8217; mother, Cathy Wells, her face painted with grief and her son&#8217;s image emblazoned on the shirt she wore: &#8220;You are not alone. We have your back. We are your family.&#8221;"

[...]

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Chattanooga shooting: Gunman's friends texted of shock, groped for clues
By Yasmin Khorram, CNN Investigations, 12:03 PM ET, Wed July 22, 2015

"He dismissed any notion that Abdulazeez was influenced by a terrorist group like ISIS, saying the shooter told him, "That it was a stupid group and that it was completely against Islam. And not to even think about going towards them."

In one of the last messages sent in their WhatsApp chat, one of the group members told the group "What ever happens don't forget he was our brother.""

 

[KEVINinTO]

A great article from the Boston Herald on this topic:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op...07/howie_carr_trace_terrorists_to_ted_kennedy

According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Arabic has become the most common language among refugees. Among refugees from the Middle East, 91 percent are on welfare, collecting food stamps.

What could possibly go wrong?

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez was another of those &#8220;naturalized citizens,&#8221; like the Joker, Nidel Ayyad, Ali Mohammed, Khalid Abu Al Dahab. Under Ted Kennedy&#8217;s immigration system, others jihadis collected green cards: Mahmed Abouhalima, Mohammed Saleh, Diddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali.

The names all run together now, don&#8217;t they? Every week or two, the feds lug another Uzbek, or Pakistani, or Yemeni, or Syrian. And the news is always covered, or should I say covered up, the same way:

&#8220;Homegrown &#8230; lone wolf &#8230; motives a mystery &#8230; All-American boy &#8230; tousle-haired.&#8221;

As Mark Steyn wrote, &#8220;These days whenever something goofy turns up on the news, chances are it involves some fellow named Mohammed.&#8221;

It took less than 24 hours to learn that this latest Mohammod had a &#8220;troubled background.&#8221; No doubt he was likewise an aspiring rapper, turning his life around.

 

[Jade]

But one of the wounded was a civilian. He had just gone into the recruitment center to talk about MAYBE joining. He was not a soldier.

That is not correct. NO civilian was injured at the recruiting center.

In the back room of the Army recruiting office, Dodge and his people stayed hidden for another five to seven minutes. No one from his group was injured.
But the gunfire did wound a Marine recruiter, one of five in the Marine's recruiting office, said U.S. Marine Corp. Maj. Gen. Paul Brier. The recruiter, who has not been identified, has since been treated and released from a local hospital.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jul/23/minute-minute-timeline-abdulazeezs-attack/316028/


The target was the Military which the shooter complained about in his dairy.

A terrorist is an attack against civilian targets. Against Armed Forces was an act of war.

 

[Elley Mae]

That is not correct. NO civilian was injured at the recruiting center.



http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jul/23/minute-minute-timeline-abdulazeezs-attack/316028/


The target was the Military which the shooter complained about in his dairy.

A terrorist is an attack against civilian targets. Against Armed Forces was an act of war.

"One of the guys, he got shot in his leg," Elbardissy said. "[The victim] was trying to join the Navy."

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/...fired-tennessee-riverpark-chattanooga/314944/

 

[katydid23]

"One of the guys, he got shot in his leg," Elbardissy said. "[The victim] was trying to join the Navy."

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/...fired-tennessee-riverpark-chattanooga/314944/

THANK YOU. I knew I had seen that. He apparently didn't even know and someone had to tell him he had blood on the back of his leg.

 

[Jade]

Is there another link corroborating that early statement by a bystander?

Toscano Italian Grill co-owner Mohamed Elbardissy heard shots and saw the shooter drive away at high speed.
"He was driving a silver, convertible Mustang — a white guy," Elbardissy said.
"One of the guys, he got shot in his leg," Elbardissy said. "[The victim] was trying to join the Navy."

It’s possible that the witness from the restaurant next door was mistaken during what I’m sure was a very frightening time.

The link I posted was from today.

Quick search again mentions the injured as a Recruiter.

The two surviving wounded are a Marine recruiter who was shot in the leg and a responding Chattanooga police officer, Dennis Pedigo, who was shot in the ankle.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/us/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting/

 

[Jade]

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/07/17/marine-combat-vet--purple-heart-among-chattanooga-victims/30287443/

The shooter, who is now dead, first attacked the recruiting office, firing dozens of rounds into the glass doors and windows of the strip mall facility. A recruiter was injured in that attack, according to Marine officials.

 

[Foxfire]

That is not correct. NO civilian was injured at the recruiting center.



http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jul/23/minute-minute-timeline-abdulazeezs-attack/316028/


The target was the Military which the shooter complained about in his dairy.

A terrorist is an attack against civilian targets. Against Armed Forces was an act of war.

<snipped - read more>


U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 113B › § 2331
18 U.S. Code § 2331 - Definitions

Current through Pub. L. 114-19. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(4) the term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of—
(A) declared war;
(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or
(C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin; and

(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.