muslim community can to try to solve this puzzle. but right now at this moment there s no clear indication why mohommad abdulazeez did this. victor, christi, back to you. thank you so much. let s go now back to chattanooga to our sara gannon who is there. of course, breaking news tragically at the death toll increasing after thursday s attack. sara? reporter: hey, good morning, victor. yes, the navy confirming a sailor who had been wounded in the shooting has now died. this would be the fifth person who was injured and now has passed away after being shot earlier in the week, even though the navy has not confirmed the man, we know the name of the wounded soldier. his name was randolph smith. and his grandmother told cnn earlier in the week he tried to warn everyone around him as the shooting began but didn t get away fast enough. he was shot once in the ver,
chattanooga police. officials say the 24-year-old engineering graduate had a handgun and two long guns including an ak-47 rifle when police killed him thursday. he was also wearing a vest to carry extra ammunition. some of the weapons were purchased legally and some may not have been. we ll examine that. authorities are trying to figure out why abdulazeez went on the killing spree leaving four marines dead and three others wounded. was it a lone wolf attack or terrorism? we ll continue to investigate it as an act of terrorism until the proof shows us otherwise. we will let the facts and the evidence lead us where it may. reporter: though officials say there s nothing to connect the attacker to isis, a long-time friend says he changed after spending time in kuwait and jordan. something happened over there. he never became close to me like he was before he went overseas.
killed in this attack. as investigators try to find a motive, they are also looking into the past of this shooter here, mohommad abdulazeez. they are trying to determine how a seemingly popular man described as charismatic, smart and popular could turn into a killer. cnn investigative correspondent drew griffin has more. reporter: mohommad abdulazeez grew up in this middle class area of chattanooga, four sisters as he was the only son. his parents are palestinians from jordan who moved to the u.s. and became american citizens. but there was turmoil inside the family home. in 2009 mohommad s mother filed for divorce claiming in court documents her husband abused her and the children and even threatened to take a second life in their, quote, native state of palestine. the suit was dropped and the parents signed an agreement that the husband agrees to not
major, major concern. wow, all right. paul, we appreciate the update this morning. thank you. our other top story, mourning four marines in chattanooga, tennessee. hundreds gathered at an interfaith memorial last night paying tribute to the fallen servicemen. officials and pastors called for healing and love in their community. meanwhile, electronics including a computer and cell phone belonging to mohommad abdulazeez are headed to the fbi s lab in virginia. investigators are trying to find any possible clues that could reveal a motive in this shooting. and for now the hunt is focused on abdulazeez s trip overseas. a friend of abdulazeez says, quote, something happened over there. and that abdulazeez wasn t the same when he came back to the u.s. sarah gannon is following the investigation for us in chattanooga, tennessee. sarah, good morning. reporter: good morning,