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Did a shooting happen at Lackland? Air Force, San Antonio police disagree
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Soldiers guard the Gateway West Gate as Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland goes into full lockdown after an active shooter was reported Wednesday. San Antonio police found no evidence of gunfire, but the JBSA commander said Monday there were numerous and credible reports.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News
Days after a lockdown at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland forced anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000 trainees, their instructors, a major medical center and assorted civilians to hunker down for nearly three hours, the Air Force and local police are at odds over what caused it.
Earlier Wednesday, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA-Lackland) was placed on lockdown amid reports that two gunshots were heard outside the Texas-based US Air Force.
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San Antonio base on lockdown; police searching for shooters
An Air Force base in San Antonio is on lockdown as police and military officials say they re searching for two people suspected of shooting into the base from outside Joint Base San Antonio
ByThe Associated Press
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SAN ANTONIO An Air Force base in San Antonio was on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as police and military officials searched for two people suspected of shooting toward the base from outside, Air Force officials said.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland officials said two people reportedly fired shots toward an area where base personnel were training before running off. No injuries or deaths were immediately reported, and officials did not offer any description of the suspected shooters.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on ‘lockdown’ after 2 shooters fire at gate
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Texas Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland went on active shooter lockdown Wednesday afternoon after two people fired shots toward the base.
Authorities with JBSA-Lackland told ABC affiliate KSAT that the pair were off-base when they opened fire near the Valley Hi gate. The two then fled the scene on foot.
JBSA said there were trainees in the area of the shooting, but no injuries have been reported.
“JBSA emergency responders are working with the San Antonio Police Department to clear the area and search for the shooters,” authorities said in a statement.