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Navy Sailor, 26, Dies: 5th Chattanooga Victim

He's identified as petty officer Randall Smith

(Newser) - A 26-year-old member of the Navy who was shot in this week's attack in Chattanooga has died of his injuries, making him the fifth fatality, reports AP . He has been identified as Petty Officer Randall Smith , a native of Ohio. The logistics specialist had been fighting for survival since...

Vet Stands on Bridge 4 Hours to Honor Victims in Tennessee

Ben Kinsey makes silent tribute with American flag

(Newser) - Plenty of words of praise have been offered for the four Marines shot to death in Chattanooga yesterday, but it's a veteran's silent tribute that is resonating online. Ben Kinsey stood on a South Carolina bridge for four hours yesterday with an American flag, an hour for each...

Shooter Spent 7 Months Overseas Last Year

But whether his visit to Jordan means anything remains unclear

(Newser) - Authorities looking into the life of Chattanooga shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez haven't turned up any ties to terror groups, but they're taking a close look at a seven-month visit he paid to Jordan last year, reports the New York Times . Abdulazeez, a naturalized US citizen, had relatives in...

Girlfriend Got Text From Marine in Final Moments

She thought message about 'active shooter' was a joke

(Newser) - The girlfriend of one of the four Marines killed in Chattanooga received a text from him yesterday that she assumed was a joke. "ACTIVE SHOOTER," read the message from 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Skip Wells. "You are so weird," replied Caroline Dove. But Dove tells AP that...

4 Marines Killed in Chattanooga Are ID'd

RIP Thomas Sullivan, Skip Wells, Carson Holmquist, and David Wyatt

(Newser) - Details are emerging on the victims in yesterday's shooting spree in Chattanooga. The four Marines who were killed have been identified as Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, 40, of Springfield, Mass.; Lance Cpl. Skip Wells of Marietta, Ga.; Sgt. Carson Holmquist of Jacksonville, NC; and David Wyatt of Chattanooga. Sullivan served...

Here's What We Know About the Chattanooga Shooter

Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez kept religious blog

(Newser) - From the way his friends describe him, Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez was a regular guy from an ordinary suburb—and the last person you'd expect to go on a shooting rampage. The 24-year-old, who was shot dead after allegedly killing four Marines in Chattanooga yesterday, was a "swell" and...

Chattanooga Shooter Is Identified
 Chattanooga Shooter Is IDed 
Jul 16, 2015 4:13 PM CDT

Chattanooga Shooter Is IDed

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24, a native of Kuwait

(Newser) - The shooter who killed four Marines in Chattanooga , Tennessee, today has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, reports the AP and CNN . (His first name is sometimes spelled Mohammad.) Abdulazeez, who also was killed, is believed to be a native of Kuwait who had been living in Hixson,...

Chattanooga Mayor: &#39;Horrific Situation&#39; Amid Reports of Shooting
 Gunman Kills 4 Marines 
 in Tennessee 
UPDATED
Jul 16, 2015 2:04 PM CDT

Gunman Kills 4 Marines in Tennessee

Shooter also is dead in Chattanooga

(Newser) - The Chattanooga mayor's original tweet about a "horrific situation" is proving true: The AP reports that four Marines were killed today when a gunman opened fire on two separate military facilities in the city. The gunman also was killed, and two others were injured, including a police officer....

Cable Giants Try to Limit Cities' Internet Service

US Telecom targets Chattanooga, TN, and Wilson, NC

(Newser) - Municipalities, take note: A group representing cable giants like Time Warner and Comcast is pressing US officials to stop two cities from expanding high-speed Internet services, the Guardian reports. Those cities—Chattanooga, TN, and Wilson, NC—are already providing unusually fast 1GB-per-second service to residents. Chattanooga's broadband helped trigger...

Sick of Allergies? Avoid These 10 Cities

Louisville is worst offender, says allergy group

(Newser) - Allergy experts have unveiled the worst cities in the US for those with spring allergies, and Louisville, Ky., is the place you most want to avoid if you're an allergy sufferer. It moves up from No. 5 last year to the top spot this year. "The river provides...

Pilot Ejected From Airplane by Mistake

Student wasn't wearing a seat belt when aircraft nose-dived

(Newser) - Freak accident in Tennessee: A student pilot was ejected from his plane during a lesson and fell about 2,500 feet to his death, NBC News reports. The man, as yet unidentified, flew out of the plane during a malfunction yesterday because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. Neither...

TN GOP Rep Slept With 2 Patients, 3 Coworkers

Scott DesJarlais also admitted to encouraging his ex to get 2 abortions

(Newser) - For a pro-life guy, Scott DesJarlais sure likes abortions . The GOP congressman encouraged his ex-wife to get two abortions before their marriage, he admitted during a 2001 divorce proceeding, according to a transcript obtained yesterday by the Chattanooga Times Free Press . What's more, DesJarlais admits to having sexual relationships...

Palin 'Hacker' Dodges Charges —for Now

Grand jury to resume hearing testimony on Tenn. student

(Newser) - A federal grand jury ended its session yesterday without handing down an indictment against a University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Sarah Palin’s email account, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The panel heard testimony from schoolmates of David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of state Democratic Rep....

Eyeing US Market, VW Plans Tenn. Plant

Company hopes Chattanooga factory will improve market share

(Newser) - Volkswagen will invest around $1.6 billion to build a factory in the US—20 years after the closure of its last plant, Der Spiegel reports. VW hopes to have the plant, located in Chattanooga, Tenn., running by 2011, and operating at a rate of 150,000 cars per year....

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