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Four Marines, Gunman Killed at Chattanooga Military Center

Associated Press

Law enforcement officials in Chattanooga say four U.S. Marines are dead following a shooting at a military recruiting center this morning.  The shooter is also dead.  Three others were wounded.

Authorities say the fatal shooting took place at a Naval Reserve recruiting facility near Amnicola Highway.  Police say they "neutralized" the gunman at the facility after he opened fire on another recruiting location approximately 15 miles away.  

No one was killed at the first location.   

At a press conference this afternoon, U.S. Attorney Bill Killian says the shootings are being investigated as "an act of domestic terrorism."

Calling the morning's events "incomprehensible," Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said the shootings were a "nightmare for the city of Chattanooga."