Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is on lockdown. Reports say gunshots have been reported on the base and University Medical Center has been placed on trauma alert. Airman Michael Washburn confirmed the lockdown, but said he could not give a reason for the order.
However, D-M said earlier in the day that there is a 'potential security situation' but no details were provided. About seven fire rescue units were seen racing into the base just before noon.
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One viewer said his wife had called him from the base. She said what she was hearing was that shots had been fired, but there are no reports of any fatalities.
KGUN9 News had been in direct contact with several callers from the base. But shortly after those calsl began, the quality of cell phone service decreased dramatically, raising the possibility that the base had taken action to restrict such communications.
One caller who was locked down inside an area of the base sent this text at 12:21 PM: “I’m sorry we don’t have any facts to share. We have not received any new instruction. Phone service is bad.”
There have been no new announcements from D-M about the incident.
Tuscon Independent School District operates a school on base - Borman Elementary. A spokesperson for the district tells KGUN9 News that those children are safe.
The lockdown also creates problems for TUSD students who live on base but who go to school off base. A TUSD spokesperson told KGUN9 News that those children will not be able to return home for now. They will be remaining at their off-base schools for now. TUSD is in the process of notifying school principals about the situation.\
KGUN9 News wishes to emphasize at this point that although the word of the lockdown is official, there has been no official explanation for it. There is absolutely no confirmed word of any shots being fired, a shooter or shooters being on the lose, or of anyone having been injured.
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