2015 Chattanooga shootings
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On July 16, 2015, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. He first committed a drive-by shooting at a recruiting center, then traveled to a U.S. Navy Reserve center and continued firing, where he was killed by police in a gunfight.[citation needed] Four Marines died on the spot. A Navy sailor, a Marine recruiter, and a police officer were wounded; the sailor died from his injuries two days later.
2015 Chattanooga shootings | |
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Location | Military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US |
Date | July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) c. 10:45 ā c. 11:15 a.m.[1] |
Target | U.S. military recruitment and reserve centers |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, spree shooting, lone-wolf terrorism |
Weapons | |
Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator)[5] |
Injured | 2 |
Perpetrator | Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez[lower-alpha 1] |
Motive | Islamist terrorism, inspired by foreign terrorist organizations[6] |
On December 16, following an investigation, former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James B. Comey said that the shootings were "motivated by foreign terrorist organization propaganda."