A murder-suicide has been reported at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas Friday morning, leaving two people dead, according to the local sheriff’s office.
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BREAKING: Sheriff's office: 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at Lackland Air Force base in Texas.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2016
Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesman James Keith believes the gunman is one of the deceased.
Local schools had been placed on lockdown, before authorities reportedly lifted it at 10:30 a.m.
UPDATE: The update below has also been confirmed by the Associated Press.
Airman shot his squadron commander at Lackland AFB, Pentagon official says; no comment on their status. https://t.co/GGTLVqT1mA
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 8, 2016
This post will be updated as more information becomes available.
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