FBI says shooting at naval base is ‘terrorism-related’

A sailor was in good condition after being shot early Thursday at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas, according to authorities.

Officials placed the base on lock down after receiving reports of a shooting near the air station’s North Gate around 6:15 a.m.

Update 5 p.m. EDT May 21: The shooting is now being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said Thursday.

The FBI is investigating the shooting as “terrorism-related,” FBI Special Agent Leah Greeves said at a news conference Thursday afternoon, and investigators were working to determine whether a second person of interest was at large in the community.

“We have determined that the incident this morning at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is terrorism related,” Greeves said. “We are working diligently with our state, local and federal partners on this investigation, which is fluid and evolving.”

Greeves did not elaborate on a potential motive or specify what led investigators to believe the shooting is related to terrorism. Federal investigators also did not provide any information about the “potential second related person of interest at large in the community” or why they believe that is the case.

Other officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details about an ongoing investigation.

Update 1:05 p.m. EDT May 21: Officials with the FBI said the sailor injured in Thursday morning’s shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was in good condition after the incident.

The sailor, who was not identified, is expected to be released from a hospital later in the day, according to officials with the FBI’s Houston office.

Authorities said the shooter, who was not immediately identified, was “neutralized” before 7:40 a.m. Thursday.

Original report: A shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas prompted officials to briefly lock down the base Thursday morning.

It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in the incident.

Officials said Naval Security Forces responded around 6:15 a.m. local time to reports of an active shooter situation. The base went into lockdown, with officials taking to social media and warning people to stay away from the area.

Around 7:40 a.m., officials wrote in an update posted on social media that the shooter had “been neutralized.”

Authorities are investigating the incident.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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