“Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, armed with a rifle, began shooting at the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, wounding a U.S. Marine. The shooter then drove to the Navy and Marine Reserve Center, where he killed 4 U.S. Marines and wounded a law enforcement officer and a U.S. navy sailor who died a few days later. A total of five were killed; 2 were wounded, including one law enforcement officer. The shooter was killed during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.” — FBI, Active Shooter Incidents
Date of event: July 16, 2015
Impact:
- 5 fatalities; 3 wounded
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- Augmenting Security on Department of Defense Installations to Defeat the Active Shooter Threat
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