Posted on 07/16/2015 3:29:29 PM PDT by Kaslin
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed the identity of the Chattanooga gunman who killed four Marines today as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24.
“The FBI’s Knoxville Field Office, along with the Chattanooga Police Department and other law enforcement partners, are working jointly to investigate today’s shootings at a military recruitment center and a reserve center in Chattanooga, Tennessee in which four individuals were killed and three injured,” the Bureau said in a statement.
Abdulazeez, who first targeted a recruiting office in a strip mall, was also killed in a shootout with police outside of a Navy Reserve facility, where the four Marines were shot to death.
“While it would be premature to speculate on the motives of the shooter at this time, we will conduct a thorough investigation of this tragedy and provide updates as they are available,” the FBI said.
Abdulazeez was apparently not on the FBI’s radar. He was, however, arrested three months ago for a driving under the influence first offense, according to a Hamilton County Jail Booking Report
He was reportedly born in Kuwait and was a Jordanian citizen.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter issued a statement noting that he learned of the shootings “with a heavy heart.”
“My thoughts and prayers – along with those of the men and women of the Department of Defense – are with the families of those killed in this senseless act of violence and with all those touched by this tragedy, including our Navy and Marine Corps family,” Carter said. “I am grateful to local law enforcement for their swift response. The department will continue to work with local law enforcement as they investigate this heinous crime and will support our military families in their time of grief.”
The names of those killed have not been released pending notification of next of kin, per standard military protocol.
In the Oval Office this evening, President Obama said he received a briefing on the shooting from FBI Director James Comey and the White House team.
“We don’t know yet all the details. We know that what appears to be a lone gunman carried out these attacks. We’ve identified a name. And at this point, a full investigation is taking place,” Obama said. “…We’ve also been in contact with the Department of Defense to make sure that all our Defense facilities are properly attentive and vigilant as we sort through exactly what happened.”
“We take all shootings very seriously. Obviously, when you have an attack on a U.S. military facility, then we have to make sure that we have all the information necessary to make an assessment in terms of how this attack took place, and what further precautions we can take in the future. And as we have more information, we’ll let the public know.”
The Left has to be very upset that the perp was a Muslim ally, and not some wacky White Christian.
Another case of workplace violence.
Worth noting.
Abdulazeez..AGE 24
Born in Kuwait
Naturalized U.S. citizen
Graduated in 2011
Degree in electrical engineering.
Interned at Mohawk Industries and Tennessee Valley Authority.
In his high school yearbook, Abdulazeez selected the following Hijabman quote,... “My name causes national security alerts. What does yours do?”
Authorities searched his Hixson residence hours ago. Property records show that his family purchased the home in Colonial Shores in 2001. Abdulazeez’s father is listed on city of Chattanooga’s website as a soil engineering specialist.
During the April arrest, officers reported Abdulazeez was acting lethargic and slurring his speech.
He was pulled over after he reportedly failed to maintain the lane and was driving under the speed limit. He stopped at green lights, according to the report.
Officers smelled marijuana when they approached him. He had droopy eyelids and a white powdery residue under his nose. He told police he had crushed caffeine pills and snorted them. He refused a blood test and officers obtained a warrant to draw blood.
Officers noted that he showed signs of impairment during a field sobriety test.
Abdulazeez told officers that he had been around friends who were drinking and using marijuana. He was scheduled to appear back in court at the end of the month.
Court records show that he was also cited for speeding and not having insurance in March 2011 by Tennessee Highway Patrol.
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/29567493/gunman-was-utc-grad-and-arrested-in-april-by-chattanooga-police
“JORDANIAN CITIZEN” usually means palestinian.
I work 3 miles from the scene of this muslim military operation. At 1pm I was telling everyone about the severity of this attack. I was called a hatemonger, instigator, and someone who stirs up violence. The ROP people were telling me it was an isolated domestic terrorist. No one will come to their senses and see that EVERY Muslim is a potential attacker. Our Muslim-in-Chief in DC will call it workplace violence and we will go on with our lives. The real threats to our way of life are fundamentalist Christians and confederate flag-waving rednecks!
He just wanted to end the Ramadan “celebration” with a bang.
CBS reported it, it was in one of the threads. Sounded like, IF he worked for the city, it was a good job for a 24 year old. Hard to see someone going from AZ (say college) to TN, but it seems possible.
The terrorist doesn’t fall very far from the mosque.
[72 Rosie O’Donnells..WHOOPS]
Some would say that’s a step up from goats...some not.
The City of Chatanooga tweeted to CBS that they were wrong, the shooter was not a city employee, and to get their facts straight. Somewhere else I read that the shooter’s father is an employee of the city, so maybe that is where the confusion came from?
I’d be proud to vote for a President who would respond to this incident by emptying a few fully loaded B52’s in the Middle East.
This guy was getting a record for these minor violations and still worked for the city? Wow. Talk about luck which ran out today.
I just heard a little while ago one of the Marines who was killed by that terrorist was a recipient of 2 purple hearts
Okay, just read a post above, the shooter did NOT work for the city “apparently”.
Ole purple lips needs to get in front of a camera and raise his finger to Allah and proclaim this to be another workplace accident.
How many more must die from Islamic terrorism
which was CREATED by the stinking lying GOP
and Obama the undocumented Indonesian Shiite?
I’d be prouder to vote for a President who would respond by emptying an Ohio - class SSBN on the Middle East.
Hoagy, I like the way you think. Glass is better than rubble.
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