Family of Chattanooga gunman says son suffered from depression

“There are no words to express our shock, horror and grief”. At the age of about 13 years, he was treated by a child psychiatrist for depression, said the family representative, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“They (Abdulazeez’s relatives) do not know of anything else to explain it”, the spokesman said, according to the AP, adding: “He was medicated like many children are”.

Cathy Wells visited the memorial dedicated to her 21-year-old son Lance Cpl.

Ali said immigrants such as himself owe a debt of gratitude to America and the armed forces protect it, because they often know firsthand what it means to live in countries without personal freedoms or the rule of law. “We have collected numerous sealed letters and items to keep forever”.

Sophia Ensley, right, and Barbie Branum embrace in front of a makeshift memorial at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Saturday, July 18, 2015, for the victims of…

After returning from his time overseas, Abdulazeez was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence in the pre-dawn hours on April 20.

Dove remembered her boyfriend’s love of flag football and Nerf guns, his passion for US history, his ability to handle her when she was grouchy and how good he was at listening.

As the death toll in Thursday’s massacre of Marine and Navy personnel by a radical Islamist in Chattanooga, Tenn., climbed to five Saturday, it was revealed that the jihadist once secured a job at a USA nuclear plant but was let go when he reportedly failed a drug test.

The friend said he has been interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities have seized four guns connected with Abdulazeez, a law enforcement official said.

It has emerged that Abdulazeez came from a troubled family.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that Abdulazeez worked at the FirstEnergy power plant in Perry, Ohio, from May 20th to May 30th as a conditional employee.

“Yes you can honey”, his girlfriend, Caroline Dove, replied.

The group did not reveal how it was able to link the blog to Abdulazeez, but confirmed to the Times Free Press that it believed the blog was genuine.

“I didn’t see it as a hint at the time, but it may have been his way of telling me something,” he said.

Issa said he had not spoken to Abdulazeez since that call.

Chattanooga police officer Dennis Pedigo was also injured in the attack, after being shot in the ankle.

After Abdulazeez returned, he seemed more mellow to his friends, less interested in partying.

The family sought, without success, to get him treatment for his mental illness, and to keep him away from a group of friends with whom he would drink and smoke marijuana, the family representative said.

The officer also wrote that he noticed “a white powdery substance” under Abdulazeez’s nostrils, and that he appeared unsteady attempting to stand.

A booking photo released by the Hamilton County sheriff’s office shows Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez.

The women of the family always wore head coverings in accordance with their Muslim faith, Jones said.

Kingery said funeral arrangements for Wells are still pending.

“Everyone knew of him”. Abdulazeez was “very outgoing”, fellow high school classmate Hussnain Javid said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order will arm National Guard personnel at military facilities throughout the state. “A lot of people are learning our bases aren’t guarded”.

Meanwhile, governors in at least a half-dozen states ordered Guardsmen to be armed, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott moved his states Guard recruiters from storefronts in urban areas to armories.

On Friday, General Ray Odierno, Army chief of staff, said the Army was reviewing security at recruiting centers. The deadly shootings of Marines at two Tennessee military sites illustrate the threat FBI officials in recent months have warned about: violence by a lone gunman with apparent terroristic aspirations against a vulnerable government target.