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Airman found dead on Sheppard

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  • 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs
An Airman assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base was found dead in her dormitory room this morning.

At 8:50 a.m. today, base officials discovered the Airman unresponsive and with injuries consistent with a stab wound. She was immediately taken to United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she was pronounced dead at 9:35 a.m.

The incident is under investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the 82nd Security Forces Squadron.

Anyone with information regarding the case should call Sheppard Air Force Base security forces at (940) 676-2981. 

The Airman's name is being withheld pending the notification of next of kin.

More details will be released when they become available.