Naval base shooting in Tennessee leaves 2 injured, suspect in custody, A member of Tennessee's National Guard shot two others in a fight at an armory in the Memphis suburb of Millington.
Millington Police Chief Rita Stanback told CNN that the suspect, who is now in custody, shot one victim in the leg and the other in the foot. Both victims suffered non life-threatening injuries.
U.S. military officials said the three men had got into a heated argument Thursday afternoon when one of them pulled out his handgun.
The incident occurred on property leased by the U.S. Navy, which issued multiple Twitter warnings Thursday. Officials assured the press that the shooting was otherwise "not Navy-related.
The Tennessee Military Department's Maj. Gen. Max Haston told reporters that the suspect is a sergeant first-class, while the two victims are a major and a sergeant major.
Millington Police Chief Rita Stanback told CNN that the suspect, who is now in custody, shot one victim in the leg and the other in the foot. Both victims suffered non life-threatening injuries.
U.S. military officials said the three men had got into a heated argument Thursday afternoon when one of them pulled out his handgun.
The incident occurred on property leased by the U.S. Navy, which issued multiple Twitter warnings Thursday. Officials assured the press that the shooting was otherwise "not Navy-related.
The Tennessee Military Department's Maj. Gen. Max Haston told reporters that the suspect is a sergeant first-class, while the two victims are a major and a sergeant major.
