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Sheriff: No injuries, no active shooter after reports of shots fired place Air Force Academy on lockdown

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An ambulance enters the North Gate at the U.S. Air Force Academy late Friday night September 29, 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The US Air Force Academy was placed on lockdown after a possible active shooter situation that started around 10 p.m.
The Gazette
An ambulance enters the North Gate at the U.S. Air Force Academy late Friday night September 29, 2017 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The US Air Force Academy was placed on lockdown after a possible active shooter situation that started around 10 p.m.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that there are no injuries and no active shooter.

The Air Force Academy was placed on lockdown late Friday after a report of a possible shooter at the Academy’s preparatory school.

Text alerts were sent to airmen on the 18,500-acre campus warning of the incident.

Text messages provided to the Gazette show the campus went on lockdown just before 10 p.m.

Security forces said they believed the incident was taking place at 5220 Cedar Drive, home of the academy’s prep school.

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