Pascagoula Police Chief Terry Scott praised Ingalls for locking down and separating their nearly 8,000 daytime workforce in a quick and efficient manner.

A shooting inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, the largest supplier of U.S. Navy ships in the U.S., left one dead on Friday morning around 7:30 a.m.

The name of deceased has not been released as officers are still working to notify next of kin, but law enforcement said he was from Pritchard, Alabama.

Pascagoula Police Chief Terry Scott told reporters gathered at Ingalls that suspect Curtis James Jr., 25 from the Mobile, Alabama area, was in custody for the shooting. He allegedly fired two rounds before fleeing the scene.

No other injuries have been reported.

James was taken into custody without further incident after officers

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