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Person dead after shooting at Fort Eisenhower in Georgia

Fort Eisenhower

GEORGIA — Fort Eisenhower, a U.S. Army installation in east Georgia, was on lockdown for an hour on Saturday morning because of a deadly shooting.

Officials said a person was shot and killed in on-post housing.

No information about the victim has been released yet.

Officials said the shooter has been apprehended, and this appears to be an isolated incident.

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The installation posted the original lockdown message on its social media pages at 8:51 a.m.

The post told those “in danger” to “take appropriate action.”

About an hour later, an all-clear message was posted.

It read, “The dangerous event has passed. All personnel can resume normal operations at this time.”

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