US Navy Sailor Shoots Dead Two Civilian Workers At Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard



Daily Mail: US Navy Sailor shoots dead two civilian workers at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before turning the gun on himself - sending the home of the Pacific Fleet into lockdown

* The shooter has been identified as a U.S. Sailor, the military said Wednesday
* They did not release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor
* One eyewitness described seeing three people shot and a gunman 'in uniform'
* Emergency crews raced to the scene at around 2:30pm local time on Wednesday
* A third victim is at a hospital and the base has reopened following the lockdown

A US Navy sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life on Wednesday afternoon.

The military did not release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor who opened fire. A third victim is at a hospital.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has reopened following the lockdown. The incident is said to have taken place at Drydock 2 at around 2:30 pm local time.

The base tweeted to confirm 'the shooting incident has been secured', adding: 'The shooter has been identified as a U.S. Sailor.'

One eyewitness told Hawaii News Now: 'I was at my desk when I heard loud pops, which I recognized as gunshots.

'I looked out of the window and I saw three people on the ground. The shooter, who I assume was a sailor because he was in uniform, shot himself.'

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More News On Today's Shooting At The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Sailor fatally shoots 2 civilians at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before turning gun on himself -- Hawaii News Now
3 dead, including gunman, in shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard -- ABC News
Shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard leaves 2 dead, 1 injured. The shooter is also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, military official says. -- Business Insider
Three Dead, One Injured After Sailor Opens Fire at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard -- Military.com
Sailor at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard kills 2 civilians before turning gun on himself, report says -- FOX News
US sailor kills two employees on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam before fatally shooting self -- CNN

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