2 reported dead in apparent murder-suicide at Texas military base

Deputies at the Lackland Airforce Base
(Image credit: Twitter/Bexar County Sheriff)

A shooting Friday morning at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, has left at least two people dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide, The Associated Press reports. The shooter is believed to be one of the two dead, though military police and sheriff's deputies are continuing their search. Parts of the base, including three schools, were placed on lockdown.

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