UPDATE: CIVILIAN FLOWN TO HOSPITAL: Fort Knox shooting has Army post on lockdown

I hope and pray that nothing terrible has happened. But here’s the latest which isn’t much:

FOX NEWS – DEVELOPING:  A shooting at Fort Knox in Kentucky has the entire Army post on lockdown.

The shooting occurred in the vicinity of the Humans Resources Command, which has 3,800 employees.

No word on casualties or injuries was immediately available, a spokesman told Fox News.

Traffic is closed in both directions.

UPDATE: Lockdown has been lifted:

UPDATE 2: This is the only thing I’ve heard regarding victims:

A civilian was flown by helicopter to a hospital, but there was no immediate word on the victim’s condition, a military official told NBC News.

The shooting occurred shortly after 5 p.m. ET near the Army’s Human Resource Command, which is headquartered at Fort Knox. The base was placed on full lockdown, but it was lifted early Wednesday evening, the official said.

The military base, which sprawls over 170 miles in three counties about 30 miles south of Louisville, Ky. It is separate but adjacent to the famous federal gold depository.


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