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An active shooter situation at U.S. Army base Fort Eisenhower in Augusta led to the killing of one person Saturday morning.
The base went on lock down before 9 a.m., making the announcement via social media.
“IF YOU ARE IN DANGER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION!” the message read on Facebook.
By 9:45 a.m., personnel were given the all-clear to resume normal operations, and the gates were reopened. Just after 10 a.m., they received the update that all previously scheduled Fort Eisenhower Army-Navy Challenge activities were canceled.
At 11:17 a.m., a spokesperson for the base confirmed that there was a shooter who killed someone in on-post housing. They said they would not be releasing any further information about the victim until their family could be notified and given time to process the tragic enews.
The suspect was reportedly taken into custody and is being investigated by the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) …