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Officers named who killed man in deadly Chattanooga attack

This photo provided by the Chattanooga Police Department shows Officer Sean O’Brien. On Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, authorities released the names of the five officers, including O’Brien, who killed the man responsible for a deadly Chattanooga, Tenn. attack that claimed the lives of four Marines and a sailor. In July, 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez first shot at a U.S. military recruiting office before driving to a U.S. Naval Reserve Center, where he killed the servicemen before he was shot to death during a confrontation with Chattanooga police. (Chattanooga Police Department) This photo provided by the Chattanooga Police Department shows Officer Sean O’Brien. On Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, authorities released the names of the five officers, including O’Brien, who killed the man responsible for a deadly Chattanooga, Tenn. attack that claimed the lives of four Marines and a sailor. In July, 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez first shot at a U.S. military recruiting office before driving to a U.S. Naval Reserve Center, where he killed the servicemen before he was shot to death during a confrontation with Chattanooga police. (Chattanooga Police Department)

By Associated Press December 21, 2015 1 min read

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities have released the names of the five officers who killed the man responsible for a deadly Chattanooga attack that claimed the lives of four Marines and a sailor.

In July, 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez first shot at a U.S. military recruiting office before driving to a U.S. Naval Reserve Center, where he killed the servicemen before he was shot to death during a confrontation with Chattanooga police.

On Monday, those policemen were identified as Officers Sean O’Brien, Grover Wilson, Jeff Lancaster, Kevin Flanagan and Lucas Timmons.

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said in a news release that the officers “bravely rushed toward danger.”