Fifth death after Chattanooga attack

[Surya Gayatri]

Source: BBC News

US sailor dies from wounds two days after attack on military sites in Chattanooga, bringing toll to five.- US media

Breaking - will update.

Logistics specialist Randall Smith had been fighting for his life since the attack.

His death brings the number of people killed by gunman Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez to five. The other four victims were US marines.

Abdulazeez was later himself killed in a shootout with police.

The FBI has said his motives for the shooting were unclear, but say they have found no evidence that he was carrying out an international terror plot.

Abdulazeez first fired shots at a recruitment centre in Chattanooga, then drove about six miles (10km) to a Navy and Marine reserve centre, where he shot and killed the marines, and wounded Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Smith.

A relative told the US military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Friday that the family were praying for the survival of Smith, who was shot three times.

She said Smith was married with three young daughters.



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33580151

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1. Terrible. I was hoping he'd come through since it had been a couple days.

I guess we're going to have to start using bullet resistant glass at all recruiter locations. This isnt the first attack, and it likely wont be the last

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Those recruitment offices have been hit at other times by killers with other profiles.

Their purpose is to be right in the middle of the community with high visibility, in order to attract the passer-by.

That makes them an easy target for any nut-job that comes along.

[Sunlei]

2. Its sad for all of the killed and wounded. Its amazing to me all the other stores next to

recruiter store didn't have damage or injury. The man had a problem with recruiters????

He did make a comment in his school yearbook, something about people taking him for a terrorist because of his name. That's not an exact quote.

This is the USA, a lot of the general public could and do, treat people way differently just because of a name or skin color or religion.

[d_r]

4. Here is the Times Free Press link

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jul/18/us-navy-says-sailor-injured-tennessee-shooting-has-died/315279/


Here is information about the four marines who died earlier.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jul/18/remembering-fallen-chattanoogattacks/315255/

[riversedge]

5. Yet another family torn with grief.

[lastlib]

6. Thank you, NRA!

[840high]

8. How about condolences for

the family.

[jtuck004]

7. "found no evidence" < said the same thing about bank$ter/donors and their terrorism of American

workers and homeowners.

Shut 'em down, spend the money on education or food stamps or swimming lessons for kids.

Something that would actually contribute to our security.

[restorefreedom]

9. damm

hadn't heard too much about him, hoping he would make it.

rip.

[TwilightGardener]

10. Sad news. Shot three times in the guts, just terrible--amazing he held on as long as he did.

[MADem]

11. Such sad news--heartbreaking.

His family must be devastated--in recruiting duty, when you get "shot down," it's usually by an applicant who has changed his or her mind--not by some jerk with a weapon who wants to kill military personnel.

Technical aside, unimportant in the big scheme: For old salts who don't remember "logistics specialist" during their time in service, it's a portmanteau designation created from the merger of Postal Clerk (PC) and Storekeeper (SK).

[love_katz]

12. .....

[AikenYankee]

13. So sad ..... again.

too easy for anyone to obtain these assault weapons. too many rounds can be fired very quickly by any crazy who decides on doing it. it you haven't shot one of these things, I would recommend going to a shooting range and fire a couple of clips with a 9mm semi-automatic. And that's small! They have a lot more to chose from! we don't need these weapons in everyone's hands!

[DashOneBravo]

14. Rest in peace Sailor