Posted on 07/22/2015 6:59:19 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Navy officer, Marine reportedly returned fire at Chattanooga gunman Published July 22, 2015FoxNews.com
A Navy officer and one of the Marines murdered in last week's attack on a military center in Chattanooga fired their personal weapons at the gunman, according to a report published Wednesday.
The Navy Times, citing multiple military officials familiar with internal reports on the tragedy, reported that Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White, the commanding officer at the Navy Operational Support Center, fired his sidearm at Mohammed Abdulazeez during Thursday's attack.
The paper, citing a Navy official, also reported that one of the four Marines killed in the attack fired his 9mm Glock at the gunman. A Navy sailor also died in the shootout, as did the gunman. The possibility that the Marine had used his personal sidearm during the shooting was first reported by The Washington Post Monday.
A source close to the investigation told the Navy Times that while the details of the attack's final moments are unclear, authorities have uncovered no information that contradicts the Navy's own reporting.
Law enforcement sources told Fox News Tuesday that the FBI recovered the Glock at the scene and noted it did not belong to either the shooter or police. The sources said the weapon had been fired. Details about what type of weapon White used are unclear.
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Uh oh. Unauthorized weapons used? There goes their careers. Odierno will make sure of that.
“And Pentagon officials are sensitive to any appearance of armed troops within the United States.”
Uh, Citizens...please ignore Jade Helm 13.
Good for them. I hope one or more of their bullets is what killed the scumbag. There’s nothing like success to bring an immoral law to a screeching halt.
Watch them try to screw with the Purple Heart benefits now.
‘Jus you wait until Odor-o-no hears about this!!!
That there military career is TOAST...........Oh, wait.
He drew first blood and I hope yours finished it and took him with you.
He isn’t dead.
What Purple Heart benefits?
Random acts of violence with absolutely no connection whatsoever to anything even remotely associated to any possibility of the faintest sliver of of affiliation to the most distant of relationships to the undeclared enemy (islam, shhhh! don't say it out loud! Heck, don't even think it!) don't count...
The commander is not dead but his career is.
My mistake. Thanks for setting me straight. I didn’t read it carefully.
Donald Trump should call for citations/medals for Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White, and the Marine who gave his life for his disarmed comrades.
I hope his bullets and those of the Marine are what brought the Muslim terrorist down. And I hope their courage is honored by the American people.
Bump for returned fire.
Not if he retains a good lawyer. There’s a lot of history that needs to see the light and that would embarrass both the Pentagon and their Recruiting Commands. Time is ripe for him to strike first before getting steamrolled. I’m sure he’ll get plenty of support, and it appears he already made the decision, as many do, that his life is more valuable than the folded flag presented to our next-of-kin.
Never let the fallen's ultimate sacrifice go to waste.
I’m proud of him. And there are more military members who carry POWs than people realize, regardless of the idiotic, politically correct, short-sighted regulations.
There are a number of us JAGs and ex-JAGs who would be more than happy to represent this Naval officer.
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