The gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, was a Saudi student.

He has been named as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani - a Saudi military member in training at the site.

He was shot dead by officials.

BBC News reports eight others were injured in the attack including two officers.

The shooter used a handgun.

It is the second shooting to take place at a US military base this week.

A US sailor shot dead two workers at the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii on Wednesday.

[Source: BBC]