Police Pursuing Active Shooter In Chattanooga, Tenn

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The Chattanooga mayor says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at a military reserve center.

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said at a news conference Thursday it was a horrific situation. He did not release any other details.

The U.S. Navy said in a tweet that it was investigating a report of a shooting at a Navy recruiting building.

Chattanooga State Community College said in a tweet and on its website that a shooting was confirmed near the campus and that everyone should stay inside and close doors. The campus was on lockdown.

Loretta Blevins, head server at the Track's End Restaurant about a half-mile down the road from the shooting, says there are about 16 people huddled inside the restaurant. She says emergency vehicles are streaming up and down the road.

UPDATED 1:20 pm - A woman who says she witnessed the shooting in Chattanooga says she heard a barrage of gunfire near one of the shooting sites.

"It was rapid fire, like pow pow pow pow, so quickly. The next thing I knew there were police cars coming from every direction," said Marilyn Hutcheson, who works at a Binswanger Glass.

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said at a brief news conference that police were pursuing an active shooter and there was an officer down.

Hutcheson says she ran inside, where she remains with other employees and a customer. The gunfire continued with occasional bursts she estimated for 20 minutes.

"We're apprehensive," Hutcheson said. "Not knowing what transpired, if it was a grievance or terroristic related, we just don't know."

UPDATED 1:47 pm- Chattanooga police say the active shooting that apparently took place at two military facilities is now over, but there is no word yet on what happened to the suspect or suspects.

Police said in a tweet: "Active shooter situation is over. Details forthcoming."

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said earlier at a news conference that it was a "very terrible situation." He did not release any other details. Berke said there's "an officer down" at a military reserve center.

It was not immediately clear how many people may have been hurt, or how many shooters may have been involved.

UPDATED 3:37 pm- The death toll in the Chattanooga shootings includes four U.S. Marines and the sole gunman believed responsible, a U.S. official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The official said two others, a soldier and a police officer, were wounded.

The shootings happened at two military recruiting offices in Chattanooga on Thursday, sending troops scrambling for safety.