UPDATE: Gunman dead, 3 injured in shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
The gunman is dead and three others are injured after a shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard near Honolulu on Wednesday.
The shooter has been tentatively identified as a sailor, according to Lydia Robertson, a spokesperson for the base. Three civilian Department of Defense workers were shot before the gunman turned the gun on themselves, she said. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. local time, according to a post on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Twitter account. JBPHH security forces have responded to a reported shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing security incident, access/gates to #JBPHH are closed. We will update when we have further information. pic.twitter.
— Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam December 5, 2019 Honolulu EMS sent multiple ambulances to the scene, and Honolulu Fire responded with six units, including almost two dozen firefighters.Base security and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service are currently investigating. The names will not be released until next of kin have been notified.
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