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| One dead after Fort Eisenhower active shooter incident in Georgia | |
| 2024-12-15 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America get its news] A US army installation in Georgia was placed into lockdown early on Saturday morning due to an active shooter incident that saw one killed. Fort Eisenhower,
They urged anyone in danger 'to take appropriate action', before later confirming that one person in on-post housing was killed. According to the facility information surrounding the victim would be released after next-of-kin were notified. They said they managed to apprehend the shooter and that the incident appeared to be isolated. WRDW reported that a firetruck and an emergency medical vehicle were seen heading toward one of the gates of the facility. The base is the current home of the US Army Signal Cops, Cyber Command and the Cyber Center of Excellence. Almost an hour after the original warning was issued, they announced that the 'dangerous event had passed' and gave an all clear. In a statement, they said: 'Fort Eisenhower is actively supporting the victim's family and assistance will be available to anyone impacted by this tragedy. 'The safety of our residents and personnel remains our primary concern.' Related: Fort Gordon 10/08/2022 Defense Secretary Austin orders renaming of military bases with Confederate ties Fort Gordon 09/13/2020 US Cyber Command shifts from defense to offense Fort Gordon 06/09/2017 More contractor criminal activity at Fort Gordon | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 This was Ft Gordon I guess. Now I remember.. |
| Posted by: Alpha2c 2024-12-15 13:51 |
| #3 Thanks for both comments, NN2N1. Note about Fort Gordon added to article for future reference. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-15 09:46 |
| #2 BTW: Just because the liberal democrats get a wild WOKE hair up their butts and change US Fort names and rewrite history. It is still Ft. Gordon to a vast majority of the locals. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-12-15 05:37 |
| #1 Local NEWS and sources here, indicate it was a ON-POST Housing related incident. The shooter driving a White Toyota was caught on I-20 headed towards SC. and was quickly in custody. Off-the-record, officials say it was an isolated, non-terrorist, personal level incident. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-12-15 05:34 |