smith saw the shooter and warned people to get out and ended up getting shot multiple times. hollybest. >> randall smith's step grandmother woke up and heard the news she was dreading. her step grandson had passed away. >> turned on my computer and there it was, so i immediately called down there, talked to our son. >> navy petty officer randall smith was shot three times while at the navy operational support center in kg chattanooga thursday his step grandmother said he had severe damage to his colon and liver. smith had several surgeries but passed away early saturday morning. now the community is grieving. >> sad. for his dad. i know him real well. >> greg rinehart was smith's little league baseball coach for four years. he said he was a stand-out baseball player. >> he was a loving kid, full of fun, love his wife and kids loved his family. loved the community. >> rinehart said he couldn't believe the news when he heard of smith's passing. >> how it could be when he's in the navy and he's in tennessee, you know not too many big bodies of water around. >> he lived a few houses do