9 April 2011
Last updated at 05:26 ET
HMS Astute is in Southampton on a “goodwill” visit
A Royal Navy sailor is being questioned on suspicion of murder after a shooting on board a nuclear submarine that left a crewman dead and another injured.
HMS Astute was docked in Southampton on a “goodwill” visit when the shooting began on Friday afternoon.
The crewman who died has been named locally as Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux.
Southampton City Council’s leader, Councillor Royston Smith, has told how he overpowered the gunman while on a guided tour of the vessel.
Mr Molyneux is said to have been a weapons engineer in charge of the vessel’s missiles.
Another crew member remains in hospital where he was said to be in a stable condition.
The Ministry of Defence is expected to officially name the two victims later.
At the time of the shooting at about 1210 BST local dignitaries were on board as part of a civic party, which also included the city council’s mayor Carol Cunio and chief executive Alistair Neill.
Eleven children were on the quayside
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