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David Goldman/Associated Press
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Marines
and sailors risked their lives for one another in Chattanooga last
week, trying to distract the gunman who assaulted a naval center,
helping people scale a fence for safety and returning fire at the
attacker, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Some
of the five servicemen who were fatally wounded effectively sacrificed
themselves during the assault on Thursday, diverting the gunman from a
larger group of potential victims, according to a law enforcement
official briefed on the investigation into the killings.
“This
could have been a lot worse,” said the official, who did not want to be
identified because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation.
“It could have been a horrible, horrible massacre — so much worse.”
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