Chattanooga shooting: Police search home of shooting suspect

By Charlotte Krol , and AP, movie source APTN / WTVC

7:04AM BST seventeen Jul 2015

Armed law enforcement officers arrived at a house in Hixson, Tennessee, US, on Thursday believed to be the home of the suspect behind the Chattanooga shootings.

They swarmed the home only hours after a gunman whipped out a barrage of fire at a recruiting centre and another US military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga, claiming the lives of four marines. The gunman was also killed in the attack.

Armed officers treatment the suspect’s house (APTN / WTVC)

A US official identified the suspect as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24, on condition of anonymity, and said he was believed to have been born in Kuwait, albeit it was unclear whether he was a US or Kuwaiti citizen.

After swarming the house, law officers with guns drawn could be seen leading away two women in handcuffs.

Suspect Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez (Chattanooga Police)

Tennessee governor Bill Haslam said there had been ‘an outpouring of love and support’ in the wake of a gun attack on Thursday, which left four marines and the suspect dead.

Chattanooga mayor, Andy Berke told reporters "our hearts our violating for the families of these marines tonight".

Federal authorities said they were investigating the possibility it was an act of terrorism as the FBI takes charge of the case.

A memorial service for the victims was held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church (APTN / WTVC)

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