Fort Lee active shooter incident occurred Monday at the Army base and in the same day, an "all clear" was issued at Fort Lee in Virginia, according to multiple reports. On Monday morning, Fort Lee issued a statement on social media with regard to the Fort Lee active shooter incident.

The statement read:

"An active shooter incident has been reported on Fort Lee at CASCOM HQ, Bldg. 5020. All personnel should enact active shooter protocols immediately. The installation is being locked down until further notice. More info to follow."

According to the Associated Press, the base went on lockdown during the Fort Lee active shooter incident. The shooter, who was also a soldier, was at the time barricaded on the third floor of the four-story building which housed the Army's Combined Arms Support Command. Fort Lee officials said that while about 1,100 people were inside during the Fort Lee active shooter incident, no one else was hurt apart from the shooter herself.

An alert was reportedly sounded across the post, therefore those in the building either took shelter inside or evacuated as directed, said the Army. Fort Lee police immediately responded and they arrived within two minutes after getting called.

Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, who took over as commanding general of the support command Friday said, "This situation could've been worse."

On the same day as the Fort Lee active shooter incident, shortly before 10 a.m., My Fox 8 reports that an "all clear" had been issued at the base. Normal operations continued as Fort Lee reopened within an hour of the shooting, trucks and cars started entering and exiting the base once again, Lyons said. Though the main gate, which was closest to the incident had traffic, other gates operated like usual.

According to WTVR, officials said the Fort Lee active shooter incident may have involved a suicide attempt by a female soldier who was on active-duty. The AP reports that the seemingly enraged soldier barricaded herself inside a major command's headquarters.

The Army said that law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her while she threw objects in the room. She later shot herself in the head and died even after being rushed to a hospital.

Lyons said the female soldier was a sergeant 1st class. She has been serving the Army for 14 years, but was at Fort Lee for only three years. Lyons added that the weapon she used was not her service weapon.

Army officials have yet to release the identity of the soldier involved in the Fort Lee active shooter incident. They said they will reveal details only until 24 hours after they have notified her next of kin. They also have not revealed whether they had already done that.

Meanwhile, Lyons said, "We are sad for our soldier in arms that she faced those kinds of challenges she had to resort to those kinds of actions."

According to a news release issued by Fort Lee, the soldier was pronounced dead after she was taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.

Because the heavily trafficked Virginia Army base temporarily went on lockdown, no other injuries have been reported from the Fort Lee active shooter incident.

Officials still do not know whether the shooter was undergoing treatment for any mental health issues. They also reportedly could not speculate whether drugs or alcohol have been involved.

Lyons said the soldier appeared upset and enraged during the Fort Lee active shooter incident. However, her state during that time couldn't be said as consistent with her personality.

Apparently, Army officials initially labelled the Monday incident as an "active shooter" situation since the Department of Homeland Security uses the term to describe a person actively trying to kill people. Shooters usually do the deed in populated areas and they have no pattern in choosing victims, reports the AP.

The Fort Lee active shooter incident is reportedly already the fourth violent act to happen at a Virginia military installation in 2014.

In March, a civilian truck driver shot and killed a sailor aboard a Navy destroyer at Naval Station Norfolk. He was later shot and killed by Navy security.

In June, a sailor was repeatedly stabbed another near Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. In April, the installation was placed on lockdown after a sailor shot and killed himself inside a barracks there.

Fort Lee active shooter incident occurred in a place which is home to the Combined Arms Support Command and the Army's third-largest training site, according to CNBC. The location is reportedly 25 miles south of Richmond and 130 miles from Washington.

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