Two National Guard Soldiers Were Shot And Wounded Outside A U.S. Navy Facility In Tennessee

Tennessee US Navy Property Shooter Was Tackled by Fellow Soldiers -- ABC News

The suspect in custody following a shooting today on U.S. Navy property in Millington, Tenn., was in the process of being dismissed by the Navy when he became "irate."

The fast actions of a handful of military members prevented the situation from being "a whole lot worse," police said.

The suspect was an E7, or a sergeant first class, who was in the process of being dismissed at a Tennessee National Guard Armory, according to Millington Police Department Inspector Reginald Fields, who was one of the first responders on-scene.

Two military men were there to relieve the suspect from duty. The suspect allegedly became "irate" and told the men interviewing him that he "needed some air," Fields said. As he went outside, they asked him for all of his Army-issued merchandise.

"He became irate and went to get his Army-issued computer, at which time he did retrieve the computer and had a loaded Glock pistol inside of his computer bag," Fields said.

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