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| 2 DoD staffers killed & 1 injured after US sailor opens fire inside Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before taking own life | 2 DoD staffers killed & 1 injured after US sailor opens fire inside Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before taking own life |
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| Two civilians were killed after a gun-wielding US sailor went on a shooting spree inside the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, prompting a brief lockdown of the base. The attacker took his own life after the rampage. | |
| Three Department of Defense civilian workers were shot, and two of the victims succumbed to their injuries in the wake in the incident, officials at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam told media. The third injured staffer is in stable condition. | |
| The base has identified the attacker as a US sailor, who apparently shot himself. | The base has identified the attacker as a US sailor, who apparently shot himself. |
| Security forces were called to respond to an active shooter situation that began unraveling around 2:30pm local time near the shipyard’s Dry Dock 2. | |
| A heavy police presence, including armored vehicles, has been spotted outside the base. | A heavy police presence, including armored vehicles, has been spotted outside the base. |
| “There is an active shooter on base, please seek a secure location until further notice,” the 15th Wing of the US Air Force, based at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, wrote in a Facebook post, urging personnel to “stay safe.” | “There is an active shooter on base, please seek a secure location until further notice,” the 15th Wing of the US Air Force, based at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, wrote in a Facebook post, urging personnel to “stay safe.” |
| Six Honolulu Fire Department units with 22 responders were dispatched to the scene. | Six Honolulu Fire Department units with 22 responders were dispatched to the scene. |
| Hawaii News Now reported at the time, citing sources at the base, that of the three wounded two were taken to hospitals in critical condition. | Hawaii News Now reported at the time, citing sources at the base, that of the three wounded two were taken to hospitals in critical condition. |
| A witness told Hawaii News Now on a live broadcast that he heard what he thought were gunshots and saw the gun-wielding attacker, who he said was wearing a Navy uniform. “I looked out in time to see the shooter, who I assume was a sailor because he was in uniform... shoot himself,” the witness said. | |
| The witness went on to say that he saw three people on the ground in the aftermath of the incident. | |
| The base was on lockdown for about an hour and a half before it was lifted around 4:00pm. | |
| Meanwhile, according to Gov. Ige, the White House has offered federal agencies’ assistance to the base in dealing with the investigation. | Meanwhile, according to Gov. Ige, the White House has offered federal agencies’ assistance to the base in dealing with the investigation. |
| The shipyard is located across the harbor from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, and is a home port to 10 destroyers and 15 submarines of the US Pacific Fleet. | The shipyard is located across the harbor from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, and is a home port to 10 destroyers and 15 submarines of the US Pacific Fleet. |
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