Pearl Harbour attack: US Navy sailor goes on shooting spree before killing himself
- Three people including the gunman are dead after the attack
A US sailor fatally shot two people and wounded a third at the Pearl Harbour Naval Shipyard in Hawaii on Wednesday before taking his own life, a senior US Navy officer said.
The base was locked down for more than an hour after the shooting, according to a statement issued by the facility, while US Navy officials said they were investigating what prompted the attack.
“I can confirm that there were three shooting victims. We have confirmed that two are deceased, one is in stable condition in a local hospital,” said Rear Admiral Robert Chadwick.
“We have no indication yet whether they (the victims) were targeted or if it was a random shooting,” Chadwick said.
He added that the gunman - “tentatively” identified as a sailor assigned to the USS Columbia, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine - had also died after “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound”.
One witness told local media he was sitting at his computer when he heard shots fired and rushed to the window, where he saw three victims on the ground.