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Chattanooga shootings: Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres Chattanooga shootings: Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres
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Four US Marines have been killed in shootings at two US Navy buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Four US Marines have been killed after shootings at two US Navy buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The district lawyer said the two incidents were being investigated as an "act of domestic terrorism". The local district lawyer said the two incidents were being investigated as an "act of domestic terrorism".
Shots were fired at a US Navy reserve centre and at a recruitment office about seven miles (10 km) away. Chattanooga city police said it was the same gunman at both locations and confirmed he had been killed.
Chattanooga city police said it was the same gunman at both locations and confirmed that the "active shooter" had been killed. The gunman was identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez by an unnamed official, according to the AP news agency.
An official identified the gunman as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, according to the AP news agency. He is believed to have been born in Kuwait, but it is unclear whether he was a US or Kuwaiti citizen.
He is believed to have been born in Kuwait, but it is unclear whether he was a US or Kuwaiti citizen. He is associated with an address a few miles outside Chattanooga. Reports said armed police have been deployed to the house where he lived, a few miles outside Chattanooga in Hixson, and neighbours were being evacuated.
FBI agent Ed Reinhold, who is leading the investigation, said the first shooting occurred at about 10:45 local time (14:45 GMT) at the recruitment centre in the east of the city. FBI agent Ed Reinhold, who is leading the investigation, said the first shooting occurred at about 10:45 local time (14:45 GMT) at a US Navy recruitment centre in the east of the city.
After opening fire on the building, the gunman then fled the scene in a Ford Mustang and was pursued by Chattanooga police, Mr Reinhold told reporters.After opening fire on the building, the gunman then fled the scene in a Ford Mustang and was pursued by Chattanooga police, Mr Reinhold told reporters.
The gunman was eventually killed by police near the US Navy reserve centre on Amnicola Highway, about a five minute drive away. He was shot dead after a gunfight at a US Navy reserve centre about seven miles (10 km) away on Amnicola Highway.
'Horrific incident''Horrific incident'
The US Marines confirmed in a statement that there were "four Marine fatalities" at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Centre in Chattanooga.The US Marines confirmed in a statement that there were "four Marine fatalities" at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Centre in Chattanooga.
They said one Marine Corps recruiter was wounded but was later released from hospital. Two other people are believed to have been treated for injuries.They said one Marine Corps recruiter was wounded but was later released from hospital. Two other people are believed to have been treated for injuries.
"This is a sad day for the United States. These service members served their country with pride, and they have been the victims of these shootings," Bill Kilden, the federal prosecutor for eastern Tennessee, said. "This is a sad day for the United States. These service members served their country with pride," Bill Kilden, the federal prosecutor for eastern Tennessee, said.
"We are investigating this as an act of domestic terrorism," he told reporters."We are investigating this as an act of domestic terrorism," he told reporters.
City Mayor Andy Berke tweeted: "Horrific incident in our community... Prayers to all those affected." But other officials expressed caution at jumping to conclusions.
"We are looking at every possible avenue - whether it was terrorism, whether it was domestic, international or whether it was a simple criminal act," Mr Reinhold said.
City Mayor Andy Berke tweeted: "Horrific incident in our community."
"Our hearts are broken for the families of the four Marines killed in today's terrible act of violence. They are in our prayers," he added.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the gunman firing from inside a car outside the recruitment centre.Eyewitnesses reported seeing the gunman firing from inside a car outside the recruitment centre.
Gina Mule, who works at a local restaurant, told CNN she heard "really loud noises" and saw a man with a "high-powered rifle".Gina Mule, who works at a local restaurant, told CNN she heard "really loud noises" and saw a man with a "high-powered rifle".
"A lot of shots were fired," she added."A lot of shots were fired," she added.
A statement from the White House said President Barack Obama has been briefed on the incident. The White House said President Barack Obama has been briefed on the incident.
A statement from the US Department of Homeland Security said it was "enhancing the security posture at certain federal facilities, out of an abundance of caution".