( CNN ) -- A soldier apparently shot herself on Monday at a military post in central Virginia and later died , the Army said . The incident began at about 8:45 a.m . ET at Fort Lee when the soldier apparently brandished a weapon and then barricaded herself in an office at the Army Combined Arms Support Command headquarters building , according to a statement from the post . The statement said that Fort Lee Police responded within two minutes and quickly established contact with her . But during `` the course of negotiations , '' she `` reportedly turned the weapon on herself '' and fired one shot , the statement said . The soldier , who was not identified , later died at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center , the statement added . The post was temporarily locked down in response to the incident that is under investigation . Fort Lee is located near Petersburg , about 30 miles south of Richmond . Retired Maj. Gen. James `` Spider '' Marks , a CNN military analyst , described Fort Lee as a `` very active '' one , with soldiers `` routinely coming and going to get various types of training . '' About Fort Lee .
NEW : Fort Lee died at Fort Lee , CNN said . Soldier apparently shot herself inside office at Fort Lee . She apparently had barricaded herself inside the office , the Army said . Shooter is located south of Petersburg .