Sailor at Pearl Harbor Shipyard fatally shoots 2, Injured 1 before killing himself, U.S. says

A United
States sailor opened fire at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on Wednesday,
fatally shooting two shipyard workers and injuring another before killing
himself, the authorities said.

The motive
for the shooting, which occurred was not immediately clear. It was also not
clear whether the active duty sailor targeted the three shipyard workers, Department
of Defense civilians or fired indiscriminately.

The sailor
was assigned to the U.S.S. Columbia, a submarine docked at the shipyard for
maintenance, Rear Adm. Robert B. Chadwick II, commander for the Navy in Hawaii,
said at a news conference on Wednesday.

The injured
shipyard worker was in stable condition, Admiral Chadwick said.

The names of
the gunman and the victims will not be released until next of relatives are
notified, he said.

The base, on
the southern shore of Oahu, was immediately placed on lockdown after reports of
the shooting surfaced, with a loudspeaker announcement about an “active
shooter” frightening tourists at the nearby Pearl Harbor National Memorial
three days before the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack.