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Yet another active shooter situation occurred in the United States on Tuesday.
According to the official social media accounts of Joint Base San Antonio — a series military bases located in San Antonio, Texas — an active shooter situation has taken place outside of Lackland Air Force Base.
ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT (REAL WORLD) – Security forces and local law enforcement are currently responding to reports of gunshots heard off-base in the vicinity of Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland AFB. As more information becomes available, we will provide updated information.
— JointBaseSanAntonio (@JBSA_Official) June 14, 2022
“Security forces and local law enforcement are currently responding to reports of gunshots heard off-base in the vicinity of Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland AFB,” the tweet said.
“As more information becomes available, we will provide updated information.”
Specifically, the shooting took place outside of Lackland Air Force Base, according to The Sun.
All facilities in the area are on lockdown.
A source on the base reached out to KSAT-TV.
According to that source, people on the base have been “urged to take cover.”
It is currently unclear if any individuals have been injured or killed or where the shots were actually fired.
This is the latest in a recent string of active shooter situations.
On May 14, a gunman wearing military fatigues, body armor and a tactical helmet killed 10 people and wounded three others at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York.
Then, on May 24, a school shooter killed 19 young children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Military officials in Texas placed Lackland Air Force Base under lockdown after gunshots were fired into the base on Tuesday morning.
Brigadier General Russell Driggers told a press conference that six to eight shots were fired at about 10am by someone off-base.
Security forces and San Antonio Police Department issued an ‘active shooter’ alert while responding to the shooting and ordered military personnel to remain in lockdown.
Brig. Gen. Driggers said the alert was lifted two hours later, and normal operations have resumed.
“At times like these with the events that have been happening recently, we want to take these types of situations very seriously,” he said.
Law enforcement and security officers at the base, part of Joint Base San Antonio, responded after several shots were heard near the base at around 10am.
Just over two hours later, the base announced it had reopened and there was no longer any threat.
The San Antonio Police Department also issued an update just before 11.30am to say they were investigating gunfire at a gate to the military base on the Medina Base Rd and it was not an active shooter situation.
“Officers are continuing to investigate but there is no threat to the public,” police said in a statement.
There are no reports of injury, KXAN reported.
The initial alert said that security forces and local law enforcement were responding to reports of gunshots heard off-base in the vicinity of Lackland Air Force Base.
ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT (REAL WORLD) – Security forces and local law enforcement are currently responding to reports of gunshots heard off-base in the vicinity of Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland AFB. As more information becomes available, we will provide updated information.
— JointBaseSanAntonio (@JBSA_Official) June 14, 2022
Joint Base San Antonio said in an update just after midday that facilities on a large section of the base including the 341st Training Squadron training complex remained on lockdown while security forces checked the area.
It asked military personnel and members of the public to stay away from the area.
Lackland Air Force Base is one of three military bases that comprise Joint Base San Antonio, situated in the suburbs of southwest San Antonio.
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