U.S. Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with a person who opened fire at the entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Saturday, according to a base spokesman.
According to CBS News affiliate KENS5, a suspect in a dark sedan was driving past the facility’s main entrance gate when they began shooting toward the gate around 4:30 a.m. local time. The suspect attempted to shoot again, prompting a military officer guarding the gate to pull out his weapon and return fire. The sedan then left the scene.
No injuries were reported, public affairs officer Stefanie Antosh told the San Antonio Express-News.
A spokesperson for the 502nd Air Base Wing said in a statement Friday afternoon that “unidentified personnel” in a sedan opened fire on a “JBSA security forces team” who were “performing duties” at the gate, which has since reopened.
The San Antonio Police Department is investigating.
It was unclear how many rounds were fired, how many shooters were present and what their motive was, Mr. Antosh said. Base officials said they did not believe the shooter had any ties to the military.
“We don’t know what triggered the incident, if anything,” Antosh said. “But it was not an active threat to the facility, and there is no active threat to the facility.”
The entrance was closed for several hours after the shooting, but the base was not sealed off, according to Antosh. No arrests have been made, KENS5 reported.
A police spokesman did not immediately respond to phone calls and an email requesting information.
In addition to Lackland, Joint Base San Antonio includes Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis Training Camp.
According to the base’s website, Lackland is home to more than 24,000 active-duty military personnel and 10,000 Department of Defense civilians. It includes the 37th Training Wing, 149th Fighter Wing, 59th Medical Wing, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, 24th Air Force Wing, 67th Network Warfare Wing, Cryptographic Systems Group, National Security Agency and 70 associated units.
