Two active-duty airmen from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing are dead after an early-morning shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota Monday.
The base said in a release that the shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m., and that emergency services at the base responded to the scene. Grand Forks said the situation is “contained,” and that there is not believed to be any further risk to personnel.
The release did not say whether either of the two airmen killed are believed to be the shooter. Staff Sgt. Elijah Tiggs, a spokesman for the wing, said the shooting took place in one of the dorms on base.
Tiggs said the Office of Special Investigations and security forces responded to the scene, but that he could not say anything further because an investigation is ongoing.
“Out of respect for their families, the names and units of the victims will be withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification,” Grand Forks said in the release. “We ask for the time and space needed to make these proper notifications through official channels.”
The air base’s commander, Col. Cameron S. Pringle, later told reporters the two airmen died while in a dormitory, but he did not give details about what led up to the shooting, KVRR-TV reported.
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