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Barksdale Air Force Base Locked Down Twice Over Separate Threats

A wounded civilian breached the base fence after a neighborhood shooting, highlighting how off‑base violence can create installation security risks and prompting a joint law‑enforcement response.

Overview

  • Base officials issued two separate lockdowns Friday, first for a reported active‑shooter threat that base emergency teams resolved and later for an incident tied to a nearby neighborhood shooting.
  • Bossier City police say a man was shot in the 1200 block of Gibson Circle, drove a short distance, crashed near the base, then climbed over the fence onto the Barksdale golf course, which triggered the second lockdown.
  • The shooting victim was transported to Ochsner LSU Health with life‑threatening facial injuries and remains hospitalized.
  • Authorities have not located the suspected shooter and say he is believed not to be on the installation; the crime scene is secured and violent‑crime investigators are working the case.
  • No base personnel were injured and commanders credited rapid emergency response, while officials continue coordinating with local police to review perimeter security and the ongoing investigation.