New York City — Statement from the NYPD: “The NYPD has deployed an increased number of Critical Response Vehicles (CRV) to provide additional coverage at military recruiting stations and other sensitive locations in the City of New York.
While we have no specific information about any plot against the city, until we learn more about the attack we have placed additional officers in key locations.
We have been in regular contact with Tennessee authorities, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the intelligence community.”
MORE: CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — Five people are dead, including the gunman, after two separate shooting incidents in Chattanooga Thursday.
Four Marines are among the dead. A police officer, who was wounded, is said to be in stable condition.
The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, according to CBS News.
The report also said the gunman was from Phoenix, Arizona. Abdulazeez is a naturalized citizen from Kuwait, MSNBC reported. Other conflicting reports state that he is from Hixson, Tennessee, which is just a few miles across the river from Chattanooga.
The United States Marines released the following statement on Facebook: “The Marine Corps can confirm four Marine fatalities at the Navy & Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, TN. Names of these Marines will be released upon notification of the next of kin.
We can also confirm one Marine Corps recruiter suffered a wound to the leg while working at the Chattanooga recruiting office, was treated at a local hospital and has been released.
Our priorities are focused on supporting the families of our Marines involved and assisting local investigators.”
The shooting started at 10:45am and ended within 30 minutes, Officials said.
The gunman fired 25 to 30 rounds at a military recruitment facility, a U.S. military official said. The gunman then drove about six miles to a Navy and Marines reserve center and opened fire there, officials said.
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