Five people were killed on Thursday, including a suspected gunman who opened fire at two military-related facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in an attack local officials described as an act of terrorism.

"We are treating this as an act of domestic terrorism," said Bill Killian, a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Witnesses and local media reports said the gunman, driving an open-top Ford Mustang, fired at two locations including a military recruiting center and a U.S. Navy Reserve center about 6 miles (10 km) apart. Witnesses said they heard scores of shots.