1 person shot at Mississippi shipyard that builds Navy vessels, officials say
There is an active shooter on Friday morning in Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Mississippi shipyard which builds ships for the US Navy and the Coast Guard, according to a press release from HII media, the manufacturer’s mother company.
There are “early indications” that at least one person has been shot, said Hii to CBS News. No information on the state of the person has been provided.
The police respond to the situation, said HII, and the company “does everything possible to ensure the safety of our employees”. The press release indicates that all the staff is invited to “take shelter” and to wait for other instructions.
The sheriff of Jackson County, John Ledbetter, said that the shooting had taken place at 7:30 am Friday morning.
Ingalls Shipbuilding, in Pascagoula, is the largest supplier of US navy surface combatants, according to its website, and the largest Mississippi manufacturing employer. The shipyard has built ships from the Navy and the American Coast Guard for 85 years.
Pascagoula is the county of Jackson County, Mississippi and is home to around 22,000 people.
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