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Thomas Joseph Sullivan

Case from Chattanooga, TN dated Jul 16, 2015

Victim Details

Thomas Joseph Sullivan

Male

White / Caucasian

Chattanooga

TN

2015-07-16

40

Thomas

Joseph Sullivan

07/05/2026

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Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Joseph Sullivan, a 40-year-old male Marine, was killed on July 16, 2015, during a tragic day of violence that unfolded in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On that Thursday, a gunman opened fire on two military installations, claiming the lives of five U.S. service members in what was later described as an act of domestic terrorism. Sullivan was at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center when the attack occurred.

The perpetrator, Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, first targeted a mi ...
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