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.”
Unfortunately, we seem to live under Caesar, more so now, but it applies always.
It’s all OK! The Islamic terrorists are gonna be defeated now! Obama has announced that he is going to DOUBLE the number of “No Guns Allowed” signs!!
thanx. If the tweet was real it means someone else new. We’ll see if it’s an acquaintance.
Yep- that little tidbit should prove interesting.
Obama had a bunch of Hamas-linked individuals removed from the terrorist list early on in his administration.
Yeah, he will attend the Funerals and blame a Youtube Video or Rush Limbaugh for the Murders in his Eulogy.
That’s probably one of the ones FOX reported was a veteran of Fallujah.
Yeah, the very same Fallujah that ISIS was able to take out from under this administration’s nose.
I doubt very much he’d be Bedouin... I’d bet Palestinian.
Palestinian like Zarqawi.
0bama’s Iran inspired Death to Americans campaign.
It is a dark day for Obama. The left and media so wish his name was Bob Smith, well known Tea Party NRA Rush Limbaugh listening republican.
I don’t think you understand.
Eid_al-Fitr is the END of Ramadan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
It means “breaking the fast”.
Muslims are supposed to fast from sun up to sun down during Ramadan. This, I recently learned, includes abstaining from all liquids including water as well.
Eid, as you described it, is the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan.
Regardless, my comment was meant to draw attention to the connection between this despicable murder and the supposedly religious celebration that is ongoing. A lot of of these murderous acts have been carried out in connection with Ramadan and other Muslim “holidays”.
In contrast, you do not see Christians celebrating Christmas and Easter by killing people. Christians do not even murder the vile enemies we have surrounding us in society.
Muslims, on the other hand, often kill people who have no involvement whatsoever in anything remotely anti-Muslim.
Seriously, you people at nuclear plants need to start scrutinizing your current employees and subcontractor employees even more so than has been done in the past. Not, just as a condition of hire, but re-do the background checks every 12 months - include travels in the checks.
No, I understand—I meant it’s the start of the Eid holiday. All of my Gulf colleagues had a one-week holiday for Eid.
They know his motive as sure as they know the sun will rise in the morning. They just won't risk their careers by admitting it publicly.
“No, I understand—I meant it’s the start of the Eid holiday.”
Well, you may have meant it, but posting it as a correction to my comment about Ramadan is still an incorrect “correction”, because though it may be an Eid (generic celebration), it is “actually” (the term you first used to supposedly correct me) the end of Ramadan, too.
This is a particular Eid — Eid al-Fitr. There are roughly half-a-dozen religious Eids in Islam (depending on if a Muslim is Shia or not). Eids are also how birthdays are celebrated. This Eid is a religious one that marks the END of the month of Ramadan daytime fasting.
Apparently he didn’t pass the drug testing....more alarming is that any Muslim would be at a Nuclear Power plant at all!...especially one of his age.
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