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10-25-2013, 12:09 AM
Two shot near Tenn. Navy base, suspect in custody Gary Strauss and Duane Gang, USA TODAY 4:40 p.m. EDT October 24, 2013


A Navy base in Tennessee was temporarily locked down Thursday afternoon following a shooting incident in which two National Guardsmen were wounded by a fellow Guardsman.

The lockdown ended about 90 minutes following the incident after a suspect was taken into custody A law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly told the Associated Press that the shooter was a recruiter who had been relieved of duty.

Thursday's incident comes just six weeks after Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Alexis, a government contractor and Navy veteran, died during a gunfight with police.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/10/24/tenn-navy-base-on-lockdown-following-reports-of-shooting/3180035/