FBI: Motive in Chattanooga shooting may never be released

Associated Press ^ | 18 Nov 15 | Travis Loller

[LSUfan]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The public may never know what motivated a 24-year-old Chattanooga man to kill four Marines and a sailor in an attack on Chattanooga's U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center last July.

Investigators have said Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez was a homegrown violent extremist but have not offered more details about what motivated the attack that began at a military recruiting center and ended when Abdulazeez was shot to death by police who followed him to the reserve center.

"We're still trying to make sure we understand Abdulazeez, his motivations and associations, in a really good way," FBI Director James Comey told reporters during a visit to Nashville's FBI field office on Friday.

Comey said he understands the public interest in the shooting, but he did not know whether there would ever be a public report on it.

"Sometimes the way we investigate requires us to keep information secret. That's a good thing. We don't want to smear people," he said.

[LSUfan]

{{{SLAPPING FOREHEAD}}}

[TornadoAlley3]

His name is a clue

[skeeter]

Wow.

And here I was sure it was another case of Jihad.

[CodeToad]

According to the article the motives may never be known, not never released. “Released” means they know but won’t tell.

Illiterate author.

[amorphous]

[TornadoAlley3]

We don't want to smear people. We prefer more Americans get killed.

[wny]

Isn’t it obvious ? It was climate change.

[Tzimisce]

We’ll never tell you why Mohammed was screaming “Allah Ackbar” as he we gunning down soldiers.

And you’ll never figure out why.
You’re just that stupid. :)

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“The public may never know what motivated a 24-year-old Chattanooga man to kill four Marines and a sailor in an attack on Chattanooga’s U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center last July.”

I may never know what made a moron write such an incredibly stupid sentence.

[Conservative4Ever]

Here all this time I thought jihadi. Maybe they can’t figure it out because no woman was involved as one of the killers.

[johniegrad]

"Sometimes the way we investigate requires us to keep information secret. That's a good thing. We don't want to smear people," he said.

If he had said, "That's a good thing ... The investigation has turned up evidence that we don't want to release because it will tip off other terrorists" I might be able to understand.

But who is he afraid of smearing here ... How can one "smear" a murdering terrorist?

[SaveFerris]

Boy, it sure is a tough one!

I’m thinking Global Warming, or Beanie Babies caused it.

[samtheman]

I think he found a Fourth of July party hurtful and offensive.

[Arm_Bears]

The public may never know what motivated a 24-year-old Chattanooga man to kill four Marines and a sailor in an attack on Chattanooga's U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center last July.

A) The attacker's name.

B) He knew his victims would be unarmed.

[Junk Silver]

I guess we’ll probably never know...

[Mastador1]

Have to protect Lord Foul’s legacy, the official report will put the blame squarely on................Bush and bigoted Christian Conservatives.

[Lurkinanloomin]

It’s the jihad, stupid

[G Larry]

We KNOW it was Islamic Terrorism.

There are no other circumstances when the Feds hedge on ascribing motive.

[Starstruck]

When it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a freaking muzzie terrorist.

[rrrod]

This is obama’s FBI