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U.S. Air Force security guards exchange gunfire with ‘passing’ suspect at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
 By Associated Press   
Published Aug. 17, 2024, 4:12 p.m. ET

U.S. Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with someone who twice opened fire on an entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the base.

“It was an off-base shooting from a passing vehicle that fired shots towards the gate, prompting our security forces to respond,” base spokesperson Stefanie Antosh said in a statement.

“There is no threat to the installation. We had no injuries, no fatalities.”

Antosh said the shooting was being investigated by San Antonio police, who said in a release that the first shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. ... NY Post
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That was a real-life Darwin award wannabe to to take on a military base
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When that islamoterrorist shot up a military base (the incident Obama called workplace violence), weren't the guards unarmed?
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Suspects still at Large after 2 Separate Shootings at the gate at TX. Lackland Air Force Base

https://twitter.com/lawyer4laws/status/1825133402107908276
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Suspects still at Large after 2 Separate Shootings at the gate at TX. Lackland Air Force Base

https://twitter.com/lawyer4laws/status/1825133402107908276
Two words, LAW rocket.