One person has died after an “active shooter” and lockdown at a U.S. Army installation in east Georgia on Saturday morning.
Fort Eisenhower officials say a person was shot and killed in on-post housing. That person’s identity has not been released.
The shooter has been taken into custody and a spokesperson for Fort Eisenhower says the incident “appears to be isolated.”
They have not commented on the identity of the suspect or possible motives.
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Officials posted on official social media pages that they were initiating lockdown procedures just before 9 a.m.
About an hour later, officials said “the dangerous event” had passed and the lockdown was being lifted.
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They initially told those “in danger” to “take appropriate action.”
A spokesperson for the installation told WJBF-TV there was an “active threat” and no one was allowed on or off the post. The gates have since reopened.
Fort Eisenhower is located near Augusta.
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