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Pensacola shooting: 4 killed at Naval Air Station… days after deadly Pearl Harbor rampage | |
(32 minutes later) | |
A shooter at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola (US Navy base in Florida) is dead, the Escambia County Sheriff's office said. | |
The reports of "active shooter" at the facility appeared around 7 a.m. Friday morning. With the Sheriff office located nearby, deputies rushed to the location in minutes to assist authorities at the base. Shots were exchanged, as the authorities described the engagement later. Deputies were the ones who neutralized the gunman. | |
Sheriff David Morgan described the aftermath as "walking at a movie scene." | |
Three other people were later announced killed in the shooting. Seven people were injured, including two deputies. | |
The identity of the suspect as well as those killed have not been revealed. The base only confirmed that the shooting started in one of the classrooms. | |
The Naval Air Station in Pensacola is a major training site for the Navy, and employs around 16,000 uniformed and 7,400 civilian personnel. Known as the ‘Cradle of Naval Aviation,” it is also home to the ‘Blue Angels’ aerobatic squadron. It also hosts the largest aviation museum in the country. | The Naval Air Station in Pensacola is a major training site for the Navy, and employs around 16,000 uniformed and 7,400 civilian personnel. Known as the ‘Cradle of Naval Aviation,” it is also home to the ‘Blue Angels’ aerobatic squadron. It also hosts the largest aviation museum in the country. |
The incident comes just two days after a US sailor opened fire at at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii, killing two civilian employees and himself. | The incident comes just two days after a US sailor opened fire at at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii, killing two civilian employees and himself. |
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