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>> we heard one shot go off, which kind of alerted us at that time. about a second or two went by and we heard the first volley of fire. at that time, we knew it was gun fire at our location. then we went in to what we call an active shooter drill and moved to the rear of the building and barricaded ourselves and got on the ground and waited for it to be all clear. >> we are joined by phone by robert freeman, who is a former recruiter at the lie highway recruiting center where the first shooting...

The holes in the plate glass window at the recruitment center look as though the shooter sprayed in a roughly horizontal line but its a pretty wide array. in one of the offices at the recruiting center, one recruiter was shot in the leg. some of the service members at that facility escaped out the back exit. an employee at a nearby auto parts store told the "chattanooga free press" that he saw them, and i quote, running through the brush and the briars yelling "call 911, someone is shooting at u...

Its not like its anybodys making sure that people dont have weapons or anything. and when you walk in the door the recruiting office is wide open. >> i want to listen to something else robert dodge said about how the posture they are in a situation like this and how it is different for them as trained soldiers in combat. lets listen to this. >> when you are in combat you are in full gear and you have a weapon in your hands, and you are more ready for it. when you are in the civilian community, i...

One military official tells nbc news that 25 to 30 rounds were fired. the holes in the plate glass window at the recruitment center look as though the shooter sprayed in a roughly horizontal line but its a pretty wide array. in one of the offices at the recruiting center, one recruiter was shot in the leg. some of the service members at that facility escaped out the back exit. an employee at a nearby auto parts store told the "chattanooga free press" that he saw them, and i quote, running throug...

Were not talking yellow flag. were talking bright red flags that say protect yourself and for once protect the people that protect us, that keep america safe. it is a shame it had to come to this, four marines are dead, and i just wonder -- im curious. i want to see who opposes this bill. i cant wait for monday. i know someone will say something about somebody elses rights but what about the rights of americans and certainly those four marines. keep in mind before killing those four marines the ...

What its like to be in a combat situation? i wonder if that -- if this connected for you with your combat experience? >> to a point it did. you know, being in those kind of situations and going through that sort of training, it does help you prepare for situations like this. the difference is, is when youre in combat, youre in full gear and you have a weapon in your hands and youre more ready for it. when youre out in a civilian community, its not something that youre ready for on a regular basi...

Recruiting centers. theyre prohibited there. they wouldnt have things like bulletproof material, but the sergeant first class robert dodge, the centers leader for the army recruiting center, says they used some of their recruiting gear, the gear they use to show people when theyre recruiting them, to help barricade the door. he says he believes one marine was injured at that location. we have not been able could ton -- confirm that. >> most people are probably a little shooken up at first you. g...

The ankle. >> we have no idea at this point what his motivation was behind this shooting. >> sergeant first class robert dodge is one of the survivors. he served four tours in iraq but only 35 days at this recruitment center. >> got down on the ground and moved to a secure location in the back of the office barricaded ourselves in and waited for the all clear. >> curtis henderson fought in the korean war. what happened here hit him hard. >> how devastating is it to hear about something like this...

Shots were fired here and the drove the seven miles to the other location they were in pursuit. they said they engaged the suspect. but the question is what does that mean, engaging the suspect could mean a variety of things. given they knew that he had fired already and he was presumed armed and dangerous, they may have gone up to him and you know with guns drawn and may have fired the first shots or it could be they yelled out freeze or something to that effect and he fired and they returned f...

Invited to attend. >> pete, how unusual is it to have someone in a case like this who never raised any alarms was never involved in anything that they knew of had never had any online kind of signature here? >> well, its very unusual. its the fbis nightmare scenario. this is what theyve been warning about all along. its one thing when fortunately a lot of cases, and there have been well over 60 isis related arrests over the last year and a half most of those folks have talked to someone else or ...