--- description: Memorials were held on Thursday after a gunman opened fire on two military buildings, killing 4 Marines title: Witness the Outpouring of Grief After the Chattanooga Shooting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f8acbffe16b93d0/69885b63cd1bba69ec6fc52e/chattanooga-shooting-memorial-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Witness the Outpouring of Grief After the Chattanooga Shooting by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2015 11:59 AM CUT  Stephanie Rhoades holds her son Peyton during a prayer vigil, after four U.S. Marines were killed by a gunman who opened fire at two military offices, at Redemption Point Church in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Stephanie Rhoades holds her son Peyton during a prayer vigil, after four U.S. Marines were killed by a gunman who opened fire at two military offices, at Redemption Point Church in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015.Doug Strickland—Reuters by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2015 11:59 AM CUT  Miller-Motte Technical College students and others join in prayer across the highway from the strip mall where a gunman attacked the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 17, 2015. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Miller-Motte Technical College students and others hold American flags across the highway from the strip mall where a gunman attacked the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 17, 2015. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Stephanie Rhoades holds her son Peyton during a prayer vigil, after four U.S. Marines were killed by a gunman who opened fire at two military offices, at Redemption Point Church in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Doug Strickland—Reuters  Suzanne Burnett holds a candle as she sings during a prayer service for the victims of shootings at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 16, 2015. John Bazemore—AP  Chuck Hartung holds his daughter Haley, 8, during a prayer service for the victims of shootings at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 16, 2015. John Bazemore—AP  An angel statue sits in a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting at a Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Jason Davis—Getty Images  Mourners places flags at a growing memorial in front of the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Tami Chappell—Reuters  Two men pray and cry next to a U.S. flag at the site of a shooting attack on a Naval recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Alyssa Spirato—WTVC-TV/Reuters  A member of an FBI Evidence Response Team works outside a US Military Recruiting center after a shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16, 2015. Erik S. Lesser—EPA  In this aerial image taken from video, law enforcement personnel work the scene of a shooting at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 17, 2015. 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