JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Guards shot and critically wounded a civilian outside a sprawling Air Force base in Arkansas on Monday after the man drove his SUV over a curb near the main gate, crashed through a sign and got out of the vehicle holding a rifle, the base commander said.
It wasn’t immediately clear why the man, whose name hasn’t been released, was trying to enter Little Rock Air Force Base, which is about 15 miles northeast of its namesake city.
Col. Charles Brown Jr., the base’s commander, said two guards stationed at the base’s main gate quickly recognized a threat shot the man. He said it wasn’t immediately clear whether the man fired his weapon, how many shots were fired or if the man exchanged words with the two guards.
“We do feel the threat has been mitigated. There is no additional threat to the Little Rock Air Force Base,” Brown said during a Monday afternoon news conference near the main gate.