U.S. soldier killed in shooting at Army base
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E-mail Xinhua, June 29, 2012
A U.S. soldier was killed and two others, including the shooter, were wounded in a shooting incident Thursday at the Fort Bragg Army base, North Carolina.
The shooting took place during a 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade unit safety briefing, when a soldier shot another member of the unit and then turned the weapon on himself, the Pentagon's American Forces Press Service reported.
The shooter was injured and is in custody. A third soldier who was in the area was also slightly wounded in the shooting, the report said.
"This is a tragedy for our community. We don't yet know the reasons for the shooting, but are working with the unit and the affected families to help them through this difficult period," Kevin Arata, a Fort Bragg public affairs officer, was quoted as saying.
Special agents from the Army Criminal Investigation Command are conducting an investigation into the incident, the report said.
Fort Bragg, established in 1918, is a famous U.S. Army base, where the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command are located.
