Shootings reported at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland between guards and passing vehicle | 17 Aug 2024 | 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. 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. "The security personnel stated they heard several shots fired as well as the fired rounds go past them," Sgt. Washington Moscoso said in the release. A vehicle later stopped near the same entrance shortly after 4:30 a.m., Moscoso said. "For a second time, shots were fired at the Air Force security personnel, however, with the additional security personnel present, multiple Air Force personnel returned fire toward the suspect vehicle," Moscoso said.

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