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10-12-2001, 12:32 PM
Shooting Breaks Out at U.S. Military Post
Friday, October 12, 2001
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FORT DIX, N.J. - Police were searching for at least one soldier dressed in Army fatigues who shot two soldiers after an argument Friday at the Army Reserve post at Fort Dix, military and state police said.
The gunman shot one man in the chest and another in the thigh and abdomen outside of a barracks building at about 12:26 p.m., said Kyrn Westhoven, a Fort Dix spokesman.
Westhoven said police were searching for one gunman who fled in a Department of Defense police cruiser. State police spokesman John Hagerty said they were searching for two suspects.
"We're doing ground and air surveillance to find him," Westhoven said.
The shooting was the result of an argument between several people, Hagerty said. He did not believe the shooting was related to the terrorist attacks.
The injured were taken by helicopter to Cooper Hospital in Camden and Helene Fuld in Trenton, Cooper spokeswoman Brenda Hecker said.
Fort Dix specializes in training and mobilizing reserves and the National Guard.
Troops have recently been called-up to the base as part of President Bush's homeland defense initiative. The troops there will augment security at the post and nearby facilities it is responsible for.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the post has increased its security in and around the base. Officials have restricted public access to its roads for only the second time since the post opened in 1917 to train soldiers heading off to World War I. The first time was during World War II.
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Friday, October 12, 2001
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FORT DIX, N.J. - Police were searching for at least one soldier dressed in Army fatigues who shot two soldiers after an argument Friday at the Army Reserve post at Fort Dix, military and state police said.
The gunman shot one man in the chest and another in the thigh and abdomen outside of a barracks building at about 12:26 p.m., said Kyrn Westhoven, a Fort Dix spokesman.
Westhoven said police were searching for one gunman who fled in a Department of Defense police cruiser. State police spokesman John Hagerty said they were searching for two suspects.
"We're doing ground and air surveillance to find him," Westhoven said.
The shooting was the result of an argument between several people, Hagerty said. He did not believe the shooting was related to the terrorist attacks.
The injured were taken by helicopter to Cooper Hospital in Camden and Helene Fuld in Trenton, Cooper spokeswoman Brenda Hecker said.
Fort Dix specializes in training and mobilizing reserves and the National Guard.
Troops have recently been called-up to the base as part of President Bush's homeland defense initiative. The troops there will augment security at the post and nearby facilities it is responsible for.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the post has increased its security in and around the base. Officials have restricted public access to its roads for only the second time since the post opened in 1917 to train soldiers heading off to World War I. The first time was during World War II.
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