Peyton Manning, who military personnel and Chattanooga, Tenn., police officers following last week’s shootings, will contribute to a fund to help the families of the victims, .
“I do want to say that, thankfully, our community has come together to make sure that these families have the financial support that they need beyond that, and there’s an effort underway in Chattanooga now,” Corker said in a speech on the Senate floor. “I hope people in the world will participate to make sure that, again, there is financial support to sustain these families in light of what happened.
“My friend and a great Tennessean, or at least we claim him as that — he lives in Chattanooga for part of the year — Peyton Manning has lent his name to this effort, and my sense is you’re going to see a generous outpouring to ensure that at a base level some of the needs of these families, if not all financially, will be dealt with in an appropriate way.”
Manning on Saturday visited the Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway and a Navy sailor were killed by a lone shooter.
The 24-year-old Kuwaiti-born gunman opened fire on the military recruiting station Thursday, before going to the reserve center where he killed four U.S. marines. A fifth victim, a 26-year-old Navy sailor, from injuries he sustained in the attack. Two others, a marine and a Chattanooga police officer, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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— Chattanooga Police (@ChattanoogaPD)
