A man has died after a shooting on Friday morning, a Mississippi Shipyard, which builds ships for the US Navy and Coast Guard, a Mississippi Shipyard, Police said,
Authorities recognized the alleged shooter as 25 -year -old Curtis James Junior, 25, Mobile, Alabama. He is in custody.
Police said in a news conference on Friday afternoon that shooting was an disagreement between two people who knew each other. Officials said this argument started earlier this week. The Deputy Police Chief of Paskagaula County referred to it as a “workplace dispute”.
Police said they were called to the spot around 7:30 am local time. Shooting took place near one of the under construction ships. Police said the vessel was already in water. Police said they did not believe that the ship was damaged.
The police did not leave the name of the person who was killed. HII, Ingalls Shipbuilding ‘The original company, said the victim was a shipbuilder. At the news conference, the police said that the victim was from Prichard, Alabama.
During the incident, the personnel were urged to give shelter in place, HII said. The alleged shooter was arrested after about an hour after the shooting.
Ingalls shipbuilding in Pascagoula, is the largest supplier of US Navy surface fighters, According to its websiteIt employs 8,000 people and is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi. Shipyard has built the US Navy and Coast Guard ships for 85 years.
Paskagaula Jackson County is the county seat of Mississippi, and home of about 22,000 people.
Kati Vice contributed to this report.
