Story highlights Mohammad Abdulazeez thought ISIS was “a stupid group,” his friend says Source: Abdulazeez’s family say he was bipolar and abused drugs Abdulazeez killed four Marines and a sailor last week in Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee (CNN)Chattanooga shooter Mohammad Abdulazeez told a friend that ISIS was “doing wrong” and “it was a stupid group and it was completely against Islam,” the friend told CNN on Monday. The friend, James Petty, also said that Abdulazeez taught him how to shoot an AR-15 assault rifle and that the two would practice in the woods. The revelations about Abdulazeez came as sources told CNN that writings uncovered by investigators indicated Abdulazeez was displeased with the U.S. government, particularly its war on terror. The writings are not thought to be recent — some are more than a year old, predating his much-publicized trip to Jordan — and should not be considered a diary of any sort, according to a person familiar with the family’s interviews with investigators and a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The writings also include other anti-U.S. sentiments and are consistent with someone who is having suicidal thoughts, the sources said. Read More Photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga,… Read full this story
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