Texas shooting: Squadron leader 'killed by airman who then turned gun on himself'
The FBI is heading the investigation into the incident
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Your support makes all the difference.There were more questions than answers after the squadron leader at a Texas Air Base was shot and killed - apparently by one of his own men who then turned his weapon on himself.
Police confirmed that there had been two fatalities after they were called to deal with an active shooter incident at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on Friday morning. The incident triggered a lockdown at the base and at a number of nearby schools.
The Air Force Times said that the commanding officer of the 331st K-9 Training Squadron at the base was shot by an airman. Neither person was immediately identified by the news outlet.
“It’s over,” Bexar County Sheriff's office spokesman James Keith told Reuters.
The lockdown on the facility and nearby schools has been lifted, the office said.
The incident took place at the Medina annex at the facility, where dog training takes place.
Mr Keith said the sheriff's office did not believe there were other victims but deputies were searching buildings “out of an abundance of caution.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was called to assist and has taken the lead in the case, the sheriffs office said.
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