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Fort Knox Shooting: 1 Army Civilian Employee Dead - ABC News


An Army civilian employee was killed Wednesday in a shooting incident at Fort Knox near Louisville, Ky. which prompted a temporary lockdown of the facility.

The shooting took place in a parking lot located outside the headquarters for U.S. Army Human Resources Command which is located at the base, according to a statement from the Fort Knox Public Affairs Office.

The victim was a civilian employee of Army Human Resources Command.

The victim was transported by ambulance to the Ireland Army Community Hospital hospital on the base, where he was pronounced dead.

The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24 hours after his family has been notified.

A 911 call was received by the Fort Knox Police at 5:40 p.m. and they responded to the scene within minutes.

The base was placed on a lockdown 10 minutes later that prevented the entry and exit of vehicles onto the base.

The lockdown was lifted an hour later though the base remained on an enhanced security status.

The incident is being investigated by Army Criminal Investigation Command.

"Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating a personal incident and not a random act of violence," said CID spokesman Chris Grey said in the statement.

Authorities are seeking to speak with a person of interest who may be using a black Yamaha motorcycle for transportation.

Located about 35 miles outside Louisville, the large base is home to 40,000 soldiers and their families.

It houses several large commands like Army Human Resources Command and Army Recruiting Command.

The Army base is separate from the U.S. Bullion Depository which is located nearby that holds much of the nation's official gold reserves. That facility is also commonly referred to as "Fort Knox."

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(CNN) -- A soldier has been detained and charged with murder in Wednesday's shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox, Kentucky, according to a court document and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.


The soldier, identified in an FBI criminal complaint as Marquinta E. Jacobs, was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. He was captured in Tennessee, where his mother lives.


The civilian, who has not been publicly named, was shot several times with a .45-caliber handgun in a parking lot at Fort Knox about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.


The victim was shot near Jacobs' pickup truck, and Jacobs fled the scene in the truck, according to the complaint filed by FBI Special Agent Mark A. Coleman.


According to Coleman's complaint, Jacobs' wife said Jacobs owns a .45-caliber handgun. She allowed investigators to search the home; they found boxes of ammunition believed to be the same type as that used in the shooting.


Jacobs' wife said her husband had come home, left the truck and departed again on a motorcycle. Investigators found the motorcycle early Thursday morning at the home of his mother in Portland, Tennessee, the complaint says. Jacobs was believed to have left his mother's place in a Kia Rondo.
He was later apprehended by Portland police and Army Criminal Investigation Command agents, the command said in a press release Thursday afternoon.


The shooting occurred outside Fort Knox's Human Resources Command building, prompting officials to lock down the army post for an hour.
Chris Grey, a spokesman for the CID, said agents were investigating the incident as "a domestic issue and not a random act of violence."
Authorities are withholding the name of the victim pending notification of his family.