Two people are in a critical condition after a gunman opened fire at the US Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam in Hawaii, with a third person suffering non life-threatening injuries.
The shooting comes just three days before the anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack on the naval base that led the United States to enter World War II by declaring war on Japan.
Hawaii News Now reported the shooting began about 2.30pm local time, with the naval shipyard in lockdown, urging people over a loudspeaker to take shelter until the suspected shooter was “secured”.
A spokesman told Hawaii New Now the situation at Drydock 2 has been “contained” and a witness said he saw the gunman fatally shoot himself.
Sources told the news outlet the gunshot victims were civilians.
The base posted on social media on Thursday with an update: “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.”
A base spokeswoman confirmed that a shooting had taken place but declined to give more details.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is a combined US Air Force and Navy Installation located 13km from Honolulu.
More to come.
-with agencies
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