Keesler responds to shooting incident - UPDATE

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UPDATE: The Keesler Family Campground area is now back to normal operations.  
The victim's identification has been to deferred to the Harrison County Coronor's office.
  

One person is dead and one injured after an incident near Keesler Air Force
Base.  At approximately 8:15 a.m. there were reports of shots fired in the
Keesler Family Campground area near Thrower Park that arose out of a domestic disturbance.

The scene was secured by first responders minutes later and Air Force Office of Special Investigations has now taken control of the scene and is conducting an initial
investigation. This was an isolated incident and poses no threats to
Keesler's mission or resources.

To allow our first responders and investigators to conduct their work,  please avoid the Keesler Family Campground area at this time.  More information will be released as it becomes available.