Armed Civilian Shot Near Gate at Arkansas Air Base, Officials Say

[Judi Lynn]

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Source: ABC News

Armed Civilian Shot Near Gate at Arkansas Air Base, Officials Say
Monday, June 15, 2015 at 9:21PM by AuthorTravis Fedschun

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) -- A male suspect was shot and critically wounded by guards at an Air Force base in Arkansas on Monday, after the man drove an SUV over a curb near the main gate and got out of the vehicle holding a rifle.

Col. Charles Brown Jr., the base commander of Little Rock Air Force Base, said that guards engaged the suspect and deterred the threat.

“Our Airmen and families are safe, and there is no additional threat to Little Rock Air Force Base,” said Brown in a press conference Monday afternoon.

Brown said Little Rock AFB security forces, the Jacksonville Police Department and the FBI responded to the incident at the base.


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[ileus]

1. Now that's how guards are supposed to react.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Locking thread.

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