Shooter killed after wounding 2 at small grocery store on Fort Bliss Army post in West Texas

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FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — A person opened fire Monday at a small grocery store on Fort Bliss, injuring two people before being killed by responding officers, the commander of the West Texas Army post said.

Col. Joseph A. Simonelli Jr. declined to discuss the conditions of the victims or other details of the Monday afternoon shooting. Simonelli said the area was roped off for an FBI investigation, but the sprawling facility next to El Paso never was under lockdown.

Simonelli says the shooting was reported about 3 p.m. and authorities responded in about three minutes. He said the post’s emergency notification system worked well, sending several messages to his cell phone.

“Our law enforcement agents took it upon themselves to react immediately and aggressively, and I think that’s the main reason why this didn’t escalate further than it is right now,” Simonelli said.

The victims were taken to nearby William Beaumont Army Medical Center, said post spokesman Dieter Jester. Hospital officials didn’t immediately return a call seeking condition updates.

An FBI spokesman said the agency wasn’t releasing any details.

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