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The gunman opened fire in a classroom before 7 a.m.

Three people were shot dead by a gunman who opened fire early on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the authorities said.

Sheriff David Morgan of Escambia County said one of his deputies killed the gunman at the base, which employs more than 16,000 military personnel and 7,400 civilians. Two deputies were shot, in the arm and the knee, but are expected to recover, the sheriff said.

Capt. Timothy F. Kinsella Jr., the base’s commanding officer, declined to identify the gunman or say whether he was a serviceman. The shooting took place in a classroom building on the base, where training is routinely conducted, he said. Captain Kinsella declined to “speculate” on whether the shooting was being investigated as an act of terrorism.

Kathy Bowers, a spokeswoman for Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, said that the hospital had received eight patients. One of the victims transported to Baptist later died, according to Chief Deputy Chip Simmons of Escambia County. Two other victims died on the base, he said.