so we know that the shootings today in chattanooga, tennessee, took place in two separate locations. four marines and the suspected shooter were killed at the second site, at the u.s. navy and marine reserve center. but the first shots were fired several miles away in an armed forces recruiting center. that recruiting center is in basically a strip mall on the lee highway between a wireless store and an italian restaurant. all five branches of the u.s. military have recruiting offices at that center. at about 10:45 this morning, gunshots erupted at that site. several witnesses described hearing a series of shots in rapid succession and then a pause and then another series of shots. witnesses described seeing a man in a silver ford mustang convertible. some say they only saw the man drive away after the shots were fired. others say they saw him actively shooting from the car. one military official tells nbc news that 25 to 30 rounds were fired.
so we know that the shootings today in chattanooga, tennessee, took place in two separate locations. four marines and the suspected shooter were killed at the second site at the u.s. navy and marine reserve center. but the first shots were fired several miles away in an armed forces recruiting center. that recruiting center is in basically a strip mall on the lee highway between a wireless store and an italian restaurant. all five branches of the u.s. military have recruiting offices at that center. at about 10:45 this morning, gunshots erupted at that site. several witnesses described hearing a series of shots in rapid succession and then a pause and then another series of shots. witnesses described seeing a man in a silver ford mustang convertible. some say they only saw the man drive away after the shots were fired. others say they saw him actively shooting from the car. one military official tells nbc news that 25 to 30 rounds were fired. the holes in the plate glass
seven miles away a naval support operations center and marine reserve center. the car rammed the gate but there were no armed guards at the facility as john roberts reported. the four marines were outside and unarmed. we know he was a wrestler and later tried his hand at mma wrestling. a fellow wrestler ryan smith is quoted as saying he was very religious, would argue back and forth with the high school wrestling coach during fasting rituals. do we glean anything from that? do we glean anything from the new york times report that his father was perhaps being looked into having radical views? well i think they are two separate issues. one, we certainly have to notice that tomorrow night is the end of ramadan. and it is significant for muslims to carry out so-called jihad during ramadan. there is a belief they ll go straight to heaven and certain things follow. i believe that all of the reports from his friends and coaches is that yes, he was an observant muslim. but that didn t ne
away. a marine reserve center. the car rammed the gate but there were no armed guards at the facility. the four marines were outside andunarmed. we know he was a wrestler and later tried his hand at mma wrestling. they said he was very religious and would argue back and forthwith the high school wrestling coach during fasting rituals. do we glean anything from that? do we glean anything from the new york time report that his father perhaps, was being looked into having radical views? there are two separate issues. tomorrow night is the end of ramadan and is significant for muslims to carry out so-called jihad during ramadan. there is a belief they ll go straight to heaven and certain things follow. i believe that all of the reports from his friends and coaches is that yes, he was an observant muslim.
regiment of the marine reserve. we are learning in addition to the four marines who were killed three people injured. one female saylor who we are told is still in surgery right now. one marine and one police officer. the names of those killed will not be released until primary next of kin notification is complete. the first shots were fired at the armed forces recruiting center on lee highway. defense officials tell us that 25 to 30 shots were fired at 10:50 a.m. this morning at the first location. we re told that those inside the recruiting station crawled on the floor and escaped out the back. the police say that they chased the shooter to a second location seven miles away. a naval operations center attached to a marine reserve center. the car rammed the gate there but there were no armed guards at the facility. the four marines were outside unarmed we re told. the senior defense official that we spoke to said the gunman did not make it on to federal property. the defense secretary