On late Tuesday afternoon, a gunman opened fire at a VA Clinic in Jasper, Georgia, resulting in one employee being critically injured.
According to the Jasper Police Chief Matt Dawkins, a gunman opened fire at the clinic and shot a Veterans Affairs employee.
Jasper police quickly responded to the scene and fatally shot the gunman outside the clinic.
The employee was immediately airlifted to a local hospital, where their condition is unknown.
Currently, authorities have yet to release the identity of the suspect or whether the gunman had a military background.
A suspected gunman was shot and killed by officers at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Georgia, where police say there were reports of gunfire. One victim was found at the scene and taken for medical treatment before being airlifted to a hospital. https://t.co/zBHlouezz3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 17, 2026
Per AP:
There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, police said.
A Veterans Affairs employee was taken by helicopter to a hospital after the gunfire Tuesday afternoon, VA spokesman Peter Kasperowicz said.
Jasper police responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the city said in a statement. Outside the VA clinic, the officers confronted the gunman, who was shot and killed, authorities said.
The gunman who was killed is from the Jasper area, Jasper Police Chief Matt Dawkins told reporters at the scene. But details about him were not immediately released.
“We don’t know what led up to it,” Dawkins said.
In response to the shooting, VA Secretary Doug Collins took to X and wrote, “Praying for the victim as well as all Pickens County Department of Veteran Affairs Clinic Veterans and employees.”
He added, “We are sending a team from VA HQ to Georgia tomorrow to ensure clinic employees get the support they need.”
Praying for the victim as well as all Pickens County @DeptVetAffairs Clinic Veterans and employees. The suspect is dead and the threat is eliminated. Very grateful for the quick response of local law enforcement. We are sending a team from VA HQ to Georgia tomorrow to ensure…
— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) March 17, 2026
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