The Toll

Tracking Chattanooga's Homicides

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Squire “Skip” Wells


Date: 07/16/15


Gender: Male


Age: 21


Race: White


Time: 10:58 a.m.


Suspect(s): Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, 24


Status: Suspect killed

What happened:

Lance Cpl. Squire "Skip" Wells, 21, is one of four Marines who are shot and killed when 24-year-old Mohammad Abdulazeez opens fire on the U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway. The shooter is armed with an assault rifle, a handgun, and multiple rounds of ammunition. A U.S. Navy specialist is fatally wounded in the attack. Abdulazeez is shot and killed by police.


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