Soldier dead after shooting incident at Fort Lee, Army says

A female soldier who allegedly shot herself Monday inside a building at a Virginia Army base has died, the military said in a statement.

The heavily-trafficked base went on lockdown while she was barricaded on the third floor of the four-story building that houses the Army's Combined Arms Support Command. About 1,100 people were inside, but no one else was hurt, officials at Fort Lee told The Associated Press.

"This situation could've been worse," said Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, who took over as commanding general of CASC on Friday.

“Fort Lee Police responded within two minutes of the incident being reported and quickly established contact with the individual,” the Army said in a statement. “During the course of negotiation with the Soldier, she reportedly turned the weapon on herself.”

The soldier then was taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, which confirmed that it received a patient from Fort Lee. She was pronounced dead later in the day.