AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down Saturday after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an isolated incident.
The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody, and an “all clear” was given about two hours after Fort Eisenhower went into lockdown, the installation's operations center said on social media.
The shooting took place at housing located on the base, which is located outside Augusta, Georgia, authorities said.
Information about the victim will not be released until their family has been notified, according to the base. The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division was leading the investigation.
“Fort Eisenhower is actively supporting the victim’s family and assistance will be available to anyone impacted by this tragedy,” the installation said in a statement.
Fort Eisenhower issued the alert on social media Saturday morning with a “LOCK DOWN! LOCK DOWN!” message. “Execute lock down procedures on the installation immediately! If you are in danger take appropriate action,” the message said.
A short time later, the operations center said the threat had passed and that normal operations could resume. However, the base canceled activities related to the afternoon's Army-Navy football game, which was being played outside Washington.
The base's public affairs officer, a spokesperson for the base's medical center and a spokesperson for the nearby Richmond County Sheriff's Office didn't immediately return phone calls.
Formerly named Fort Gordon, the installation is home to the United States Army Cyber Command.
FILE - Soldiers march away at the conclusion of the September 11 Remembrance Ceremony at Fort Gordon, Ga., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Michael Holahan /The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled early in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon after giving up five even-strength goals on 21 shots.
Shesterkin, who entered the contest with a 10-10-1 record and a 2.90 goals-against average, allowed two goals in the first period, then three within the initial 5:04 of the second.
The three goals in the middle period — which came in a span of 2:18 by Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault — sent Shesterkin to the bench in favor of backup Jonathan Quick, a former King.
Shesterkin sat at the end of the Rangers bench with his mask still on after leaving the game, which the Rangers went on to lose 5-1 as the Kings won for the seventh time in eight games.
“It was a horrendous first period,'' Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said after the Rangers lost for the ninth time in their last 12 games. ”It's frustrating. To start a game like that in our building is bad ... You're not going to win games if you start like that."
Shesterkin, who agreed to a record eight-year, $92 million contract extension earlier this month, won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender in 2021-22 when he was 36-13-4 with a 2.07 goals against average. He won 37 games in 2022-23 and 36 last season as the Rangers finished with the NHL’s best record.
But the 28-year-old Russian netminder has struggled at times this season. He also was yanked after allowing five goals in a 6-1 loss to Buffalo at home on Nov. 7.
The Rangers, who had the league's best record last season with 30 wins in 41 home games, fell to 7-8-1 at Madison Square Garden. That includes allowing five or more goals in six of their last 10 home contests. New York is 15-13-1 overall. The Rangers play six of their next seven games on the road, where they are 8-5-0.
“At the end of the day, you need to perform on the ice,'' Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck said. ”You need to make sure you show up and give it your all every shift. Right now, I feel like we’re not doing that.”
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From left, Los Angeles Kings' Joel Edmundson, Andreas Englund, Alex Turcotte, Anze Kopitar and Kyle Burroughs celebrate as New York Rangers' Alexis Lafrenière, left, and Vincent Trocheck, right, react after Turcotte scored during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Los Angeles Kings players, from left, Akil Thomas, Brandt Clarke, Phillip Danault, Kevin Fiala and Joel Edmundson react after Danault scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a pad save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
