アメリカ・テネシー州チャタヌーガで7月16日、アメリカ軍関連施設2カ所で男が銃を乱射し、少なくとも海兵隊員4人が死亡、警官を含む3人が負傷した。銃撃した男も死亡した。
チャタヌーガ市のアンディ・バーク市長は、けがをした警官は足首を撃たれたが、命に別状はないと述べた。
警察は、乱射した男がムハマド・ユセフ・アブドゥルアジズ容疑者（24）と特定した。アブドゥルアジズ容疑者は１０時45分頃軍の人事センターに侵入し、「多数の銃」を使って乱射し、約11キロ離れた海軍の予備軍センターに車で移動したとみられる。
ムハマド・ユセフ・アブドゥルアジズ容疑者
バーク市長は16日の会見で「何が起こったのか分からない。そして、我が国に奉仕する人間がどうしてこのような目に合わなければいけないのか理解に苦しむ」と述べた。
ビル・キリアン連邦検事は、当局が今回の銃乱射事件を国内テロと見て捜査を開始すると述べた。
バーク市長は、「市として、私たちが持っている全ての手段を使って今回の事件に対処する」と語った。
銃乱射事件の現場近くで働いていたマリリン・ハッチェソンさんは、銃声が聞こえたと語った。
ハッチェソンさんは地元紙「チャタヌーガ・タイムス・フリー・プレス」の取材に「私は今朝休みだったのですが、10発か15発くらい立て続けにパン、パン、パンと銃声音が聞こえてきました」と述べた。
Twitterユーザーのマイク・ボールさんは銃乱射の現場写真を投稿した
テネシー州チャタヌーガ銃乱射事件
Military Base Shooting(01 of17)
The glass window of the Armed Forces Career Center is riddled with bullet holes after a gunman opened fire on the building Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Authorities say there were multiple casualties including the gunman. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Chattanooga Shooting(02 of17)
Police officers enter the Armed Forces Career Center through a bullet-riddled door after a gunman opened fire on the building Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Authorities say there were multiple casualties including the gunman. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga Shooting(03 of17)
In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, a person lies on the grass near a makeshift memorial at the scene of a shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn., Thursday, July 16, 2015. A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire at two military facilities a few miles apart killing several Marines, officials said. The gunman was also killed. (Josh Rhoden/WRCB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga Shooting(04 of17)
This April 2015 booking photo released by the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office shows a man identified as Mohammad Youssduf Adbulazeer after being detained for a driving offense. A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity identified the gunman in shootings at two Chattanooga military facilities as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, who shares the same age and address as the man in the photo. (Hamilton County Sheriffs Office via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga Shooting(05 of17)
In this frame from video, law enforcement officers detain a woman as they surround a house in Hixson, Tenn., Thursday, July 16, 2015. A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at two sites a few miles apart in Chattanooga, killing several, officials said. The attacker was also killed. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Four Marines Killed In Military Center Shootings In Chattanooga, Tennessee(06 of17)
CHATTANOOGA, TN - JULY 16: Police and State Troopers block entrances to the TN Naval Reserve Center July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to published reports, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire on a military recruiting station at a strip mall and then killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy at another location more than seven miles away, where the gunmen himself was also killed. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Davis via Getty Images)
Security Increased At New York City Area Military Recruiting Centers(07 of17)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: New York City police officers stand guard at a military recruiting center in Times Square July 16, 2015 in New York City. The added security comes after a gunman this morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee first sprayed with bullets a military recruiting station at a strip mall, before moving to another location more than seven miles away where he shot and killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy, according to published reports. The gunman was also killed. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Burton via Getty Images)
Four Marines Killed In Military Center Shootings In Chattanooga, Tennessee(08 of17)
CHATTANOOGA, TN - JULY 16: A general view of a crime scene after Four Marines were killed in Military Center Shootings on July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to published reports, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire on a military recruiting station at a strip mall and then killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy at another location more than seven miles away, where the gunmen himself was also killed. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Davis via Getty Images)
Four Marines Killed In Military Center Shootings In Chattanooga, Tennessee(09 of17)
CHATTANOOGA, TN - JULY 16: A general view of a crime scene after Four Marines were killed in Military Center Shootings on July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to published reports, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire on a military recruiting station at a strip mall and then killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy at another location more than seven miles away, where the gunmen himself was also killed. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Davis via Getty Images)
Four Marines Killed In Military Center Shootings In Chattanooga, Tennessee(10 of17)
CHATTANOOGA, TN - JULY 16: A general view of a crime scene after Four Marines were killed in Military Center Shootings on July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to published reports, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire on a military recruiting station at a strip mall and then killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy at another location more than seven miles away, where the gunmen himself was also killed. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Davis via Getty Images)
Four Marines Killed In Military Center Shootings In Chattanooga, Tennessee(11 of17)
CHATTANOOGA, TN - JULY 16: Police and State Troopers block entrances to the TN Naval Reserve Center July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to published reports, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire on a military recruiting station at a strip mall and then killed four U.S. Marines at an operational support center operated by the U.S. Navy at another location more than seven miles away, where the gunmen himself was also killed. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Davis via Getty Images)
Chattanooga Shooting(12 of17)
In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, authorities work an active shooting scene on amincola highway near the Naval Reserve Center, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at the military reserve center. (WRCB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga Shooting(13 of17)
In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, authorities work an active shooting scene on amincola highway near the Naval Reserve Center, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at the military reserve center. (WRCB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Military Base Shooting(14 of17)
A police officer investigates outside the Armed Forces Career Center after a gunman opened fire on the building Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Authorities say there were multiple casualties including the gunman. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga-Shooting(15 of17)
Plastic cups mark evidence outside the Armed Forces Career Center after a gunman open fire on the building Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Authorities say there were multiple casualties including the gunman. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Chattanooga Shooting(16 of17)
In this frame from video, law enforcement officers surround a house in Hixson, Tenn., Thursday, July 16, 2015. A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at two sites a few miles apart in Chattanooga, killing several, officials said. The attacker was also killed. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Chattanooga Shooting(17 of17)
In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, authorities work an active shooting scene on amincola highway near the Naval Reserve Center, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at the military reserve center. (WRCB-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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