The shooting is over, the Escambia County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said, and the shooter is dead.
The base remains on lockdown, a Navy spokeswoman told CNN.
“Multiple injured personnel have been transported to local hospitals. We will continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies,” Lt. Cmdr. Megan Isaac said in a statement.
Baptist Health Care received eight patients from the shooting, according to spokeswoman Kathy Bowers, who had no information on their conditions.
White House monitoring Pensacola shooting
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Pensacola shooting, according to White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere. The White House is monitoring the situation.
“They love the base there,” Kirby said of the sailors. “It’s a great relationship between the people of Pensacola and the Navy and the base there. It’s a terrific Navy town.”
FBI personnel from Pensacola, Jacksonville and Mobile, Alabama, are responding to the station, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered “full support to law enforcement” investigating the incident.
CNN’s David Shortell, Shimon Prokupecz, Melissa Alonso, Rachel Clarke and Scottie Andrew contributed to this report.
