In the summer of 2015, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Scott Smith, 26, was fatally wounded in an attack at the Naval Operations Support Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On July 16 he was shot three times—in the back, stomach, and arm—while helping fellow service members and their families evacuate. His wounds caused extensive liver and colon damage. After surgery he briefly showed signs of responsiveness but was later placed on a ventilator and died in the early hours of July 18, 2015, the fifth and final casualty of the shooting spree.

The attacker, identified as 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez of Hixson, Tennessee, had earlier fired on a military recruiting center and then drove to the reserve center. Investigators classified the incident as an act of terrorism and reported that Abdulazeez was inspired by extremist ideologies; he was killed by police during the gunfight. Smith was a married father of three young daughters and was laid to rest with full military honors at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.

If anyone knew Randall, his family, or was at the Naval Operations Support Center that day and can add details about his actions or movements during the attack, please share that information.