CHATTANOONGA: MARINES DIVERTED GUNMAN

WASHINGTON: Some of the Marines who were shot dead last week in Chattanooga, Tennessee, effectively sacrificed themselves to save the lives of others, diverting the gunman away 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. “It could have been a horrible, horrible massacre — so much worse,” he added. condition after the brutal street attack in broad daylight by two men in February last year, who then escaped on a motorbike.