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Fort Knox Put On Lockdown After Shooting
Source: AP via HuffPo
FORT KNOX, Ky. A spokesman for the Fort Knox Army post in central Kentucky says a shooting has occurred there, but he had no immediate word on whether anyone was injured.
Kyle Hodges says the shooting Wednesday afternoon was near the post's human resources center. He was on his way back to the post after receiving word of the shooting.
WAVE-TV reported the post was on a heightened security alert.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/fort-knox-lockdown_n_3010560.html
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Fort Knox Put On Lockdown After Shooting (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Apr 2013
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Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)1. @BreakingNews: Official: At least one civilian hospitalized after Fort Knox shooting - @NBCNews http
@BreakingNews: Official: At least one civilian hospitalized after Fort Knox shooting - @NBCNews http://t.co/1Mz4iKjhGU
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)3. I wonder if s/he shot themself or someone else did it.
Since there is no mention of a shooter in your link or a suspect - it's hard to tell just yet what the heck happened.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. GMTA! From the Huffpo comment section:
Wow! According to the picture, they're using AK-74s instead of M-16s at Fort Knox! Better check -- maybe Goldfinger really did take over there.
Photographic evidence found:
Good thing 007 was there!
Okay, I got nothing.
Photographic evidence found:
Good thing 007 was there!
Okay, I got nothing.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)4. Could it be . . .
Rick Perry coming to get the Texas gold?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)5. Texas coming for their GOLD!
A lot of gun violence huh.