SAN ANTONIO– According to a base spokesman, U.S. Air Force security personnel exchanged gunfire with someone who opened fire at the entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Saturday morning.
No injuries were reported after guards returned fire at a passing vehicle at the base entrance around 4:30 a.m., Stefanie Antosh, head of public affairs, told the San Antonio Express News.
According to Antosh, it is not known how many bullets were fired, how many shooters there were or what their motive was.
“We don’t know what, if anything, caused it,” Antosh said. “But it wasn’t an active threat to the facility, and there is no active threat to the facility.”
Antosh did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking further information.
According to Antosh, the entrance was closed for several hours after the shooting, but the base was not locked down.
San Antonio police also responded to the shooting and assisted in collecting evidence.
A police spokesperson did not immediately respond to phone calls and emails requesting information.
In addition to Lackland, Joint Base San Antonio also includes Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston and the Camp Bullis training camp.
According to the UN rapporteur, Lackland is home to more than 24,000 active military personnel and 10,000 civilians from the Ministry of Defense. basic websiteIt includes the 37th Training Wing; 149th Fighter Wing; 59th Medical Wing; the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency; 24th Air Force Wing, 67th Network Warfare Wing; the Cryptologic Systems Group; the National Security Agency; and 70 associated units.