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Two military facilities in Chattanooga attacked in shootings Two military facilities in Chattanooga attacked in shootings
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At least two military facilities in Tennessee were attacked in shootings Thursday, including one at a Navy recruiting building, officials have said. At least two military facilities in Tennessee were attacked in shootings on Thursday, including one at a Navy recruiting building, officials have said.
Chattanooga mayor Andy Berke said at a news conference that it was a “very terrible situation”. He did not release any other details. Berke said there was “an officer down” at a military reserve center. Chattanooga mayor Andy Berke said at a news conference that it was a “very terrible situation”. He did not release any other details. Berke said there was “an officer down” at a military reserve center, believed to be the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center.
Police were pursuing an active shooter, he said. He did not release any other details. Chattanooga police said the active shooting was now over. But there was no immediate word on what had happened to the suspect or suspects.
Police said in a tweet: “Active shooter situation is over. Details forthcoming.”
Police have set up a command post near one of the sites. It was not immediately clear how many people may have been hurt, or how many shooters may have been involved. There were no reports of a suspect being apprehended.Police have set up a command post near one of the sites. It was not immediately clear how many people may have been hurt, or how many shooters may have been involved. There were no reports of a suspect being apprehended.
The US navy said in a tweet that it was investigating a report of a shooting at a navy recruiting building. Law enforcement officials told recruiters at a facility seven miles (11 kilometers) away on Old Lee Highway that they were also attacked by a shooter in a car. The shooter stopped in front of the recruiting facility, shot at the building and drove off, said Brian Lepley, a spokesman with the US army recruiting command in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Law enforcement officials told recruiters at a facility 7 miles (11 kilometers) away on Old Lee Highway that they were also attacked by a shooter in a car. The shooter stopped in front of the recruiting facility, shot at the building and drove off, said Brian Lepley, a spokesman with the US Army recruiting command in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Television images of a door to the center in a strip mall showed more than a dozen bullet holes in the glass.
The Army recruiters at the facility told Lepley they were not hurt and had evacuated; Lepley said he had no information about recruiters for the other branches at the facility. The army recruiters at the facility told Lepley they were not hurt and had evacuated; Lepley said he had no information about recruiters for the other branches at the facility.
Chattanooga State Community College said in a tweet and on its website that a shooting was confirmed near the campus and that everyone should stay inside and close doors. The campus was on lockdown.Chattanooga State Community College said in a tweet and on its website that a shooting was confirmed near the campus and that everyone should stay inside and close doors. The campus was on lockdown.
Loretta Blevins, head server at the Track’s End restaurant about a half-mile down the road from the shooting, said there were about 16 people huddled inside the restaurant. She said emergency vehicles were streaming up and down the road.Loretta Blevins, head server at the Track’s End restaurant about a half-mile down the road from the shooting, said there were about 16 people huddled inside the restaurant. She said emergency vehicles were streaming up and down the road.
A woman who said she witnessed the shooting said she heard a barrage of gunfire near one of the shooting sites.A woman who said she witnessed the shooting said she heard a barrage of gunfire near one of the shooting sites.
“It was rapid fire, like ‘pow pow pow pow’, so quickly. The next thing I knew there were police cars coming from every direction,” said Marilyn Hutcheson, who works at Binswanger Glass.“It was rapid fire, like ‘pow pow pow pow’, so quickly. The next thing I knew there were police cars coming from every direction,” said Marilyn Hutcheson, who works at Binswanger Glass.
Hutcheson said she ran inside, where she remained with other employees and a customer. The gunfire continued with occasional bursts, she estimated, for 20 minutes.Hutcheson said she ran inside, where she remained with other employees and a customer. The gunfire continued with occasional bursts, she estimated, for 20 minutes.
“We’re apprehensive,” Hutcheson said. “Not knowing what transpired, if it was a grievance or terroristic related, we just don’t know.”“We’re apprehensive,” Hutcheson said. “Not knowing what transpired, if it was a grievance or terroristic related, we just don’t know.”
Barack Obama was briefed by his national security team on the shooting while in Oklahoma to speak about criminal justice reform at a federal prison.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz says that the president would continue getting updates from his staff as needed.