Jim Chevallier , vice commander of the nd Air Base Wing. He did not know the number of times the captain was shot. Her alleged assailant threw away his handgun, but police later recovered it. The care of those families is really foremost in our minds right now.
Details about the incident were slow to emerge Friday. LaBrutta said that, pending notification of the victims' families, the Air Force would not release any information about them, on the deceased pending notification of their next of kin, their relationship, or speculate about the shooting's possible motive in the shooting. However, An initial internal Pentagon communication obtained by Air Force Times obtained an internal Pentagon memo indicating said the commanding officer of a training squadron at the base was shot by another airman.
That communication, distributed among senior military officials as law enforcement officials swarmed the base's Medina Annex, apparently listed an incorrect squadron. The mistake was pointed out by an Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon, who said she was not authorized to offer further clarity. The Associated Press also reported Friday afternoon that an unnamed senior U. Bobby Ford, who leads the base's nd security forces squadron commander at Lackland, said at the news conference.
The first call reporting the active shooting was made to at a. Central Standard Time, he added Ford said. Ford said two patrols responded to the scene within three minutes of the call being placed and entered the building to begin searching.
The base was also immediately placed on lockdown, he said. Within eight minutes, Ford said, that officers found the two men dead in an office on the first floor.
LaBrutta said two Glock pistols were found at the scene. Ways to Connect. Support TPR. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio.
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