Sheppard security forces disarm Airman

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SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) --  Airmen from the 82nd Security Forces Squadron here disarmed a man at 9:20 p.m. March 7after they received a report of someone carrying a weapon near a building here.

No shots were fired and no one was injured during the incident.

The call came in at about 9:08 p.m. that a man with a weapon was walking around outside the building, which is a dormitory for base Airmen. Patrolmen from the 82nd SFS set up a perimeter around the building and began their search. It was later learned that the weapon was a shotgun.

The armed suspect, an Airman attending technical school at Sheppard Air Force Base, was confronted by 82nd SFS Airmen and was taken into custody.

As part of procedure, Sheppard AFB was locked down shortly after the call came in. Gates re-opened shortly before midnight.

After Air Force officials conducted a 100 percent check to ensure all persons in the dorm were accounted for, Airmen were allowed to return to their rooms.