County sheriffs in Texas reported two fatalities in a shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning.
According to the Associated Press, a senior U.S. official confirmed that an airman shot his commander in a murder-suicide.
We have two dead at Lackland Air Force Base, deputies are still inside the building
— Bexar County Sheriff (@BexarCoSheriff) April 8, 2016
Bexar County Sheriff's deputies cleared the buildings on the base. A spokesman told CBS News that police found two dead inside the building.
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— CBSN (@CBSNLive) April 8, 2016
"Right now, we do believe that those two are victims of a murder suicide," a spokesman told CBS News. Other reports said it no longer appeared to be an active shooter situation.
Our deputies are inside Lackland AFB clearing buildings now pic.twitter.com/BGwowOBXYF
— Bexar County Sheriff (@BexarCoSheriff) April 8, 2016