At the Pearl Harbor-Hickam US military base in Hawaii, a stranger shot and killed at least three people on Wednesday night (local time). The health of two victims is critical, local media reported. Accordingly, the shots were about 14.30 clock fell.
The shooter himself was dead, it was said at the station Hawaii News Now, citing eyewitnesses. They would have watched as he aimed the weapon against himself. The situation was now under control, a spokesman for the base was quoted.
Further details of the incident on the military site were not available at first. The base has been sealed off for now, tweeted the military. The base is used by both the US Navy and the Air Force and is located about 13 kilometers from the city of Honolulu.
December 7 marks the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1941, fighter planes devastated the base. The attack caused the USA to declare war on Japan and thus enter World War II.
