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Lockdown at Air Force base in San Antonio lifted after reported shooting outside base Eric Gay/AP A military policeman stands guard at JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base game, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in San Antonio. The Air Force was put on lockdown as police and military officials say they searched for two people suspected of shooting into the base from outside. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) and last updated 2021-06-09 16:12:04-04 The lockdown at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was lifted after it was placed under an active shooter lockdown Wednesday afternoon after reports of two shots being fired outside the base. Lt. Col. Brian S. Loveless stated during a press conference around 2:20 p.m. that they received calls into dispatch around 11:50 a.m. about a reported shooting outside Valley Hi gate. ....
SAN ANTONIO (AP) An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour after military officials said gunfire was reported near a gate to the base. Air Force officials said two gunshots were heard Wednesday coming from outside Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland onto the base. Lt. Col Brian Loveless says investigators are trying to determine whether the gunfire report was a false alarm. It’s also unclear if anyone saw a shooter. No injuries were reported. Lackland is where all Air Force basic training is given. Officials said the shots were reportedly fired near the Valley Hi gate on the western side of the main base, just east of Interstate 410 and near a shopping center. ....
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland moves to all clear after lockdown for reports of gunshots near gate elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland went into lockdown Wednesday after reports of two gunshots near one of the gates to the massive military facility. After several hours of investigating the incident, the base reopened. Lt. Col. Brian Loveless, commander of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at the base, said the base has returned to normal operations. He said they have reports that two shots were fired off base but they are still investigating the incident and trying to determine whether shots were actually fired. They are investigating a couple of leads to see what happened, he said. ....