The shooting took place near the Columbia submarine at the navy base to which the officer belonged • In 3 days, 78 years mark the Japanese attack that entered the United States in the Second World War

• Security forces and army at Pearl Harbor base after the shooting incident // Photo: IP

A U.S. Navy officer opened fire on Wednesday at a Navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the deaths of two civilians, eventually shooting himself and committing suicide. This was reported in the new networks in the United States.

According to a U.S. Navy official, the shooting happened near the U.S. Columbia submarine at the U.S. Navy base to which the junior officer who carried out the shooting belonged. The sailor shot three civilians, two of whom were killed as a result of the shooting before he shot himself in the head.

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Press conference after the shooting event in Pearl Harbor // Photo: AFP

The unusual shooting incident that led to the deaths of three people near the U.S. Naval Investigation Department has already taken command of an unusual incident that took place on the second dock at the military harbor in Pearl Harbor in collaboration with FBI officials.

Following the shooting that happened around 2:30 p.m., the entire base was closed and all residents were told to stay in their homes until 4 p.m. Islander Governor David Iga, issued a statement of grief and participation in the grief of the families of those killed, saying that "I participate in the great heartbreak and sorrow of families and the concern of other people for the horrific incident."

It should be noted that the shooting event took place at the famous naval base of the islands near the memorial monument which will soon mark Japan's famous surprise attack on the United States 78 years ago. This base is the home anchorage of 15 U.S. nuclear submarines and 15 destroyers and other U.S. forces.