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Air Force releases identity of airman killed outside Truman Gate
Albuquerque police cordon off the scene of a shooting where Kirtland Air Force Base Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott was killed Feb. 22, near the Truman Gate.
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The U.S. Air Force announced on Sunday that Kirtland Air Force Base Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott, 27, of Bordentown, New Jersey, was killed during a shooting incident outside the Truman Gate. Teel-Scott was assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron.
“Losing a member of your team is never easy but the circumstances of this incident make it that much harder,” said Col. Michael Power, 377th Air Base Wing and Installation commander, in a news release, “Additionally, we are ensuring our injured defender, the Wingmen of both members, and our base community receive the best possible care and support.”
A KAFB news release said members of the 377th Security Forces Squadron responded around 2 a.m. Saturday to “an incident” involving an airman at the Truman Gate, which is off Gibson, west of San Mateo.
The initial encounter led to KAFB security chasing the airman off base and ending with “shots fired” by security members, according to the release, leaving the airman dead and a security member injured.
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is the lead investigative agency, according to the Air Force.
