DENVER (Reuters) ? An airman facing possible discharge barricaded himself in a building on a Colorado air force base with a gun on Monday, prompting the facility to activate "special control measures," base officials said.
The airman barricaded himself in a deployment processing building at Schriever Air Force Base at about 10 a.m. local time, and was still there about 2 hours later as negotiators spoke with him, base spokeswoman Lieutenant Marie Denson said.
"Currently they are speaking with him, our first responders, our security personnel as well as our security partners," Denson said.
Denson said the airman, whose name was not immediately released, had been facing legal action in civilian court and a possible discharge. She had no further details on that legal action.
Schriever Air Force Base spokeswoman Staff Sergeant Patrice Clarke said the airman was armed but had not fired his weapon.
"He has a personal handgun. There have not been any shots fired," Clarke said.
First responders have secured the base, south of Denver, and have evacuated the building, according to the base.
A spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff's office, Sergeant Mike Schaller, said the office had sent a negotiator to the scene.
"The security of Schriever personnel and their families is paramount. We are taking every precaution to ensure their safety," Colonel James P. Ross, 50th Space Wing commander, said in a statement.
(Additional reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Mary Slosson; Writing by Mary Slosson; Editing by Greg McCune)
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