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One particular person is lifeless following a taking pictures at a US Army base in Georgia.

The incident occurred early on Saturday morning at Fort Eisenhower, an Army set up southwest of Augusta. The base went into lockdown round 7:45 a.m. Within two hours, officers had given the “all clear” and the shooter was apprehended and brought into custody.

The taking pictures occurred at housing positioned on the bottom and was an remoted incident, a military spokesperson mentioned throughout a information convention, including there is no such thing as a further menace to the group.

“Our focus at this time is providing support to the victim’s family and assistance to anyone impacted by this tragedy,” the official mentioned. The investigation is being dealt with by the US Army together with state and native officers.

Officials didn’t establish the suspect within the case. The sufferer’s id is not going to be launched till their household has been notified, the spokesperson mentioned. No further particulars have been launched. The military mentioned it could be offering one other replace on Monday.

“Fort Eisenhower is actively supporting the victim’s family and assistance will be available to anyone impacted by this tragedy,” a military spokesperson mentioned in a Facebook put up.

When the bottom was locked down, officers advised folks on web site to “execute lockdown procedures on the installation immediately! If you are in danger take appropriate action,” in accordance with a message on social media.

The base canceled actions related with a day Army-Navy soccer recreation service members have been enjoying outdoors of Washington DC.

The taking pictures got here days after a soldier at Fort Liberty, a navy set up in North Carolina, was positioned in custody after an incident close to division headquarters on Thursday afternoon. The incident sparked rumors of an energetic shooter however these rumors have been later quashed by officers.

Col. Mary Ricks, a spokeswoman for the 18th Airborne Corps, mentioned at about 3:30 p.m. that Fort Liberty emergency providers have been on the scene responding to the state of affairs. The incident was not an energetic shooter state of affairs, she famous, in accordance with The Fayetteville Observer.

The incident was over by 4 p.m, the outlet reported, including it was an remoted incident and no accidents have been reported.

Shootings on navy bases are uncommon however there’s a historical past of them happening. There have been a minimum of 24 shootings on navy base installations from 1994 to 2019, in accordance with NBC News.