Monday, March 24 – NORFOLK, Va. – There are two fatalities following a shooting at Naval Station Norfolk tonight.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. at Pier 1. No other injuries have been reported.
U.S. Navy security forces responded to the incident.
Naval Station Norfolk was briefly put on lockdown as a precaution, but has since lifted that restriction.
An investigation has been initiated.
More information will be released as it becomes available
Shooting Naval Station Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. – There are two fatalities following a shooting at Naval Station… http://t.co/bZXRnG0kPu
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The base spokeswoman Terri Davis says the two killed were a sailor and a civilian suspect.
The shooting comes as the base hosts one-day Fleet Training Forum for 400 operational unit-level leaders Tuesday.
Both the USS Mahan and the USNS Comfort are currently docked at Pier 1. The shooting happened aboard USS Mahan.
USS Mahan (DDG-72) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently in service with the United States Navy. She is the 22nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the first Flight II variant. USS Mahan is attached to Destroyer Squadron 2.
With the exception of Pier 1, operations have returned to normal at Naval Station Norfolk.
Naval Station Norfolk Facebook update says, For USS MAHAN – officers, chiefs and duty section personnel ONLY. Non-duty section enlisted personnel should NOT report.
Counselors from Navy Fleet and Family Service Center are on hand to assist personnel.
Naval Station Norfolk (IATA: NGU, ICAO: KNGU, FAA LID: NGU), in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
NS Norfolk, also known as the Norfolk Naval Base, occupies about four miles (6 km) of waterfront space and seven miles (11 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell’s Point. It is the world’s largest naval station, supporting 75 ships and 134 aircraft alongside 14 piers and 11 aircraft hangars, and houses the largest concentration of U.S. Navy forces. Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships’ movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths.
In September 2013, shooters killed many people on grounds of Washington Navy Yard.
