Squire Kimpton Wells was a 21-year-old Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps, stationed with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment in Chattanooga. He joined the Corps in 2014, followed a family tradition of military service, and was remembered by friends and family as outgoing, patriotic and protective of others.

On July 16, 2015, Wells was killed when a gunman attacked two military facilities in Chattanooga. He sent a final text to his girlfriend reading ACTIVE SHOOTER; that was the last contact she received. The shooter, identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, was killed by police at the scene and investigators concluded he acted alone; with the attacker dead, there were no arrests related to the deaths. The event was classified as an act of domestic terrorism and Wells is honored among the Fallen 5 Memorial in Chattanooga.

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