(Warrensburg, Mo.) — One person is dead after an off-base, off-duty shooting involving an Airman assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base Wednesday morning in west-central Missouri’s Warrensburg.

When officers responded to a domestic disturbance, they found a suspect armed with a weapon and running on foot. The person fired their weapon in the direction of officers.

A news release says the Warrensburg Police Department set up a perimeter. Local schools and businesses were told to lockdown.

The suspect was later captured. Their name has not been released.

The base says the Warrensburg Police Department is investigating the shooting. The 509th Bomb Wing says it is fully cooperating with the police department.

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