US investigators are in Jordan to interrogate the Jordanian-American uncle of a suspect in the shooting of five US servicemen in Tennessee last week, the man’s lawyer said yesterday.
The suspected gunman, 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, was killed in a gunfight with police on July 16 after he opened fire at a military recruitment centre in Chattanooga and the nearby Naval Reserve Centre.
The suspect’s family say he had long-standing psychological and substance abuse issues and went to stay with his uncle, Assad Ibrahim Abdulazeez Haj Ali, in Amman to help his recovery. Investigators say he had been searching for jihadist material that may have inspired the attack.
Jordanian authorities arrested Haj Ali on Friday and he was being interrogated by both Jordanian and US investigators, his lawyer said.