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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 said.
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's two-year bet on Burger King Worldwide Inc. (BKW) is paying off as the U.S. fast-food chain soared in trading.  Pershing Square Capital Management LP's 10.9 percent stake in Burger King increased in value today by $249 million to about $1.29 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Ackman helped Burger King go public in 2012 after it merged with Justice Holdings Ltd., a special-purpose acquisition company co-founded by the hedge-fund manager. The stock has more than doubled since September 2012 when Ackman disclosed Pershing Square's stake. More from Bloomberg.com:  Burger King rose 24 percent to $31.60 at 1:47 p.m. in New <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Photo-Album>Kate Spade Photo Album</a>  York. after disclosing that it's in talks to buy Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada, which has a lower tax rate. This would create the world's third largest fast-food chain with about $22 billion in sales and more than 18,000 <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Christian-Louboutin-Lucifer>Christian Louboutin Lucifer</a>  restaurants in 100 countries, according to a statement today from the two companies. "A key driver of these discussions is the potential to leverage Burger King's worldwide footprint and experience in global development to accelerate Tim Hortons growth in international markets," according to the statement. More from Bloomberg.com:  3G Capital, the majority owner of Miami-based Burger King, would own most of the shares of the new company. Valeant Deal Ackman is behind another deal that would benefit from Canada's lower tax rate. Pershing Square is teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., based in Laval, , to attempt a hostile takeover of Irvine, California-based Allergan Inc. As part of the deal, which has so far been opposed by Allergan, Valeant plans to move the target's tax domicile north of the border. More from Bloomberg.com:  Pershing Square, which oversees $15 billion, has gained 26 percent this year through July in its main hedge fund, profiting from investments including Fannie Mae <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Handbags>Christian Louboutin Outlet</a>  and Freddie Mac shares and on its bet against Herbalife Ltd.  Francis McGill, a spokesman for Pershing Square at Rubenstein Associates Inc., had no immediate comment.  To contact the reporter on this story: Kelly Bit in New York at  To contact the editors responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at  Pierre Paulden, Mary Romano More from Bloomberg.com
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"This situation could've been worse," said Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, who took over as commanding general of CASC on Friday.
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The Army did not identify the soldier or give her condition. She was taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, which confirmed that it received a patient from Fort Lee but did not provide other details.
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The soldier is a sergeant 1st class who has been in the Army <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes Outilet</a>  for 14 years and at Fort Lee for three, Lyons said. Her gun was not a service weapon, he said.
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"We are sad for our soldier in arms that she faced those kinds of challenges she had to resort to those kinds of actions," Lyons said.
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He said officials did not know whether she was being treated for any mental health issues and could not speculate whether drugs or alcohol might have been a factor. Lyons described the soldier as upset and enraged during the incident but said he couldn't say whether that was consistent with her personality.
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Fort Lee reopened and normal operations resumed within an hour of the incident, Lyons said, with trucks and cars entering and exiting the base. The main gate 鈥?closest to the scene 鈥?continued to control traffic, but other gates were operating as normal.
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The daily population at <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Cheap Christian Louboutin</a>  Fort Lee 鈥?25 miles south of Richmond and 130 miles from Washington 鈥?is about 34,000, with members from all branches, their families, civilians and contractors. Fort Lee's website says the installation has seen enormous growth and renovations over the past decade as a result of realignment and closures of bases across the U.S.
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Army officials initially labeled Monday's incident an "active shooter" situation. The Department of Homeland Security uses the term to describe someone actively trying to kill people, usually in populated areas, with no pattern of choosing victims.
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The shooting is the fourth violent act at a Virginia military installation this year. In March, a civilian truck driver shot and killed a sailor aboard a Navy destroyer at Naval Station Norfolk before he was shot and killed by Navy security.
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In June, authorities said a sailor repeatedly stabbed another near Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. The same installation was placed on lockdown in April when a sailor shot and killed himself inside a barracks there.
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Monday's lockdown came days after Fort Lee announced in its official newspaper that a new mass warning and emergency notification system would be activated in the coming weeks. It wasn't immediately clear whether that system was used. The system allows users to input phone numbers, email addresses <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/clreplicashoes.php>Christian Louboutin Outlet</a>  or pop-up alerts on any computer that's part of the main Fort Lee network, the newspaper said.
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Associated Press writer Brock Vergakis contributed to this report from Norfolk.
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's two-year bet on Burger King Worldwide Inc. (BKW) is paying off as the U.S. fast-food chain soared in trading. Pershing Square Capital Management LP's 10.9 percent stake in Burger King increased in value today by $249 million to about $1.29 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Ackman helped Burger King go public in 2012 after it merged with Justice Holdings Ltd., a special-purpose acquisition company co-founded by the hedge-fund manager. The stock has more than doubled since September 2012 when Ackman disclosed Pershing Square's stake. More from Bloomberg.com: Burger King rose 24 percent to $31.60 at 1:47 p.m. in New <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Photo-Album>Kate Spade Photo Album</a> York. after disclosing that it's in talks to buy Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada, which has a lower tax rate. This would create the world's third largest fast-food chain with about $22 billion in sales and more than 18,000 <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Christian-Louboutin-Lucifer>Christian Louboutin Lucifer</a> restaurants in 100 countries, according to a statement today from the two companies. "A key driver of these discussions is the potential to leverage Burger King's worldwide footprint and experience in global development to accelerate Tim Hortons growth in international markets," according to the statement. More from Bloomberg.com: 3G Capital, the majority owner of Miami-based Burger King, would own most of the shares of the new company. Valeant Deal Ackman is behind another deal that would benefit from Canada's lower tax rate. Pershing Square is teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., based in Laval, , to attempt a hostile takeover of Irvine, California-based Allergan Inc. As part of the deal, which has so far been opposed by Allergan, Valeant plans to move the target's tax domicile north of the border. More from Bloomberg.com: Pershing Square, which oversees $15 billion, has gained 26 percent this year through July in its main hedge fund, profiting from investments including Fannie Mae <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Louboutin-Handbags>Christian Louboutin Outlet</a> and Freddie Mac shares and on its bet against Herbalife Ltd. Francis McGill, a spokesman for Pershing Square at Rubenstein Associates Inc., had no immediate comment. To contact the reporter on this story: Kelly Bit in New York at To contact the editors responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at Pierre Paulden, Mary Romano More from Bloomberg.com Private Equity & Hedge FundsFinanceBurger King

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