HOUSTON (Texas), May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed person who wounded a sailor at a US Navy air base in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Thursday was killed by security officers, officials said.
The shooter tried to speed through a gate at the base in a vehicle, but security personnel put up a barrier in time to stop the man. The man then got out of the car and opened fire, striking and wounding a Navy sailor who is a member of the security force at the base.
During the exchange of gunfire, the shooter was killed by security personnel, the officials said.
FBI Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Leah Greeves said at a news conference that the incident was “terrorism-related” and confirmed the alleged shooter is deceased.
Greeves said a second potential suspect is at large. She did not elaborate on a potential motive or specify what led investigators to believe the shooting is related to terrorism.
The FBI in Houston said it will lead the investigation. Neither investigators nor the Navy provided details on the shooter or a possible motive.
A female security force member was injured and taken to a hospital, Steve Strickland, a spokesman with Navy Region Southeast, told military newspaper Stars and Stripes. Strickland told the outlet the sailor is in good condition.
The base has been home to naval pilot training since 1941, according to its website.
Representatives of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Texas Department of Public Safety were on scene, along with Corpus Christi police.
Officials lifted the lockdown at 11:38 am local time. — NNN-AGENCIES
