At least two people were killed when a US Navy sailor allegedly opened fire at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard at Hawaii on Wednesday. The sailor, who was not immediately identified, shot himself dead.
According to media reports, a third person was injured and taken to hospital. News agency ANI reported that Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria was present with a team of officials at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham at the time of the incident. ANI reported, "All IAF personnel, including the chief, are safe and unaffected by the incident."
According to CNN, the two fatalities were civilian shipyard workers. The injured person was also a civilian. The US Navy said all three people who had been shot were civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Lydia Robertson, a US Navy official, said the shooting incident happened at a maintenance area for nuclear submarines.
The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is a major facility of the US Navy and Air Force in the Pacific Ocean. CNN reported that in 2015 the base had a population of 66,000.
Bhadauria was in Pearl Harbor to attend a conclave of air forces in the Indo-Pacific region, which began on Wednesday.
The conference brings together air chiefs from across the Indo-Pacific region who will provide perspectives on common challenges faced and on shared mutual interests, the officials said.
It will also focus on relevant topics like regional security, domain awareness and interoperability among the air forces of participating countries.
