Lockdown at Tucson Air Force base ends after military police fail to find any sign of gunman

September 17, 2011 by legitgov

Lockdown at Tucson Air Force base ends after military police fail to find any sign of a gunman 17 Sep 2011 A security scare that placed Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona on lockdown ended after a thorough search of the facility found no gunman or weapon, the base commander said on Friday night. Colonel John Cherrey said the base was locked down from 10.30am local time right through to 4pm when a 'room-by room, floor by floor' search of a building where a gunman was reportedly sighted earlier in the day was completed.