Washington, Dec 5: A US Navy sailor killed two people and wounded other before shooting self at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Honolulu, Hawaii (JBPHH) at 0600 hrs IST on Thursday. The JBPHH said its security forces had responded to a reported shooting at the shipyard, which occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
A statement issued by the base said the incident around 2:30 pm, prompting a lockdown of the facility for more than an hour which was lifted around 4 p.m. “The shooter has been identified as a US Sailor,” the base said on Twitter. “The sailor reportedly shot and injured three Department of Defense civilian workers before shooting themself.”
The incident occurred just three days before a remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Hawaii Gov. David Ige said the White House has offered assistance from federal agencies and that the state is also ready to help if needed. Officials said the Navy was leading the investigation into the shooting to determine what prompted it.
