Evidence to consider this tragedy and they are not ruling out an International Connection in the murder of four of the marines today. We are learning more about the even though we cannot release their names. According to a wellplaced fox news source, one of the marines who was killed was a decorated war hero with two purple hearts the youngest marine was just 19 years old. All of them were reservists. One of the wounded u. S. Navy. The names of those skills are not going to be released until the primary next of kin are all notified but we know the name and the age of the gunmen. He is Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez. We are learning more about the gunmen by the minute and we will be bringing you all that we do know throughout this hour. At this point Mohammod Youssuf abdulazeez is believed to have acted alone. He may have been alone, but he was certainly heavily armed and he carried with him numerous weapons as he attacked two military facilities in chattanooga. A senior Government Officia
Recruiting center where a gunman opened fire yesterday killing four marines. Good afternoon, im maria medina. Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. And we are learning more about the marines killed in yesterdays shooting spree in chattanooga, tennessee. Reporter karin caifa reports. I think this is somebody that wasnt on radar. Reporter local and federal investigators are trying to figure out why Muhammad Youssef abdulazeez went on a rampage thursday. Police say he opened fire on a military Recruitment Office then a Navy Operational support center both hit within 30 minutes. In the end, four marines were killed, three others were injured. Investigators are now looking to see if the shooter had any ties to terrorism. Theres no indication at this point that anybody else was involved. Obviously were still at the beginning of this investigation. Well explore any possibility and that includes whether or not anyone else was involved in this. Reporter those who knew abdulazeez say he was a devout
Questioning the motive behind the latest mass shooting. Dave wagner, nbc news. Lets turn to our chattanooga affiliate and listen live to their coverage. Who are right next door to the Armed Forces Career center they explained to me some offcamera, they were too shaken up, they didnt want to go on camera and explain what happened but they told me that they saw this guy with the gun and he pointed it at the Armed Forces Career center he just started firing. If you take a look at that door over there, you can just see bullet holes right over there but folks again, the Community Needs to come together in prayer tonight. I will send it back to you guys in the studio. They are still putting together the pieces from one of the crime scenes. Back here at home we spoke with the commander of philadelphia metro recruitment for the u. S. Army. He said recruit operations will continue as usual and they wont reveal any security measures that might be taken in response to this shooting spree. Nbc 10
Fbi headquarters in philadelphia tonight. Dave, todays heist wasnt her first try. Reporter no, it wasnt, iain. In fact, this is her fifth try her fifth try and attempted bank robbery according to the fb i. Es tell us tonight they believe she could be casing other banks in the area to commit even more robberies. It scares me. It really scares me. Reporter Phyllis Cohen came to the Citizens Bank at the shop rite in northeast philadelphia thursday afternoon to cash a check. Thats when she found out the woman Bank Robber Known as the burka bandit had just struck here moments earlier. Shes been doing it all over the neighbor. It is scary, you know what i mean . Youre going out to food shop and who knows if youll wind up dead. Reporter police and fbi say the suspect claims she had a bomb. She was dressed in burka just as she was in four other recent robberies. Police say she pulled off the latest rob bro just 90 minutes after she tried to rob this first trust bang nearby. I dont know. She sa
Flag was removed from the statehouse protests over the flag. We begin in tennessee where a fifth american serviceman has died from thursdays shooting rampage. The 26yearold naval officer died today. He was shot in the attack at the Navy Operational support center in chattanooga. Bisi onileere joins you live from chattanooga. Officer smith died very early this morning at 2 37 from his injuries. He was shot at least three times. The 26yearold ohio native is or at least was a father of three. As you can imagine this latest loss is yet another blow to a Community Already in mourning. Hundreds of people gathered here behind me. This is one side site of two crime scenes. This memorial continues to grow. Authorities are treating this case as a terrorism investigation, as they still try to determine the gunmans motive. What more have we learned about the gunman . We have learned a little bit more about the gunman. His name is Mohammad Youssuf abdulazeez and he apparently had a fascination with