Vietnam veteran killed outside gate at Florida Air Force base

Why was an FBI agent at the gate in the first place? Why wouldn't he shoot the hand with the knife instead of killing him? So many questions we may never know the answers to. Stress can send a PTSD veteran into flashbacks. Was he having one?

Randolph native and Vietnam veteran killed outside gate at Florida Air Force base
By Lane Lambert
The Patriot Ledger
Posted May 21, 2010 @ 07:05 AM
A Vietnam War veteran who grew up in Randolph was shot and killed at the gate of a Tampa Air Force base after he apparently threatened an off-duty FBI agent with a knife.

Ronald J. Bullock, 61, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was taking medications, according to published reports in Tampa that quoted Bullock’s uncle and one of his brothers.

The confrontation and shooting occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Dale Mabry gate at MacDill Air Force Base. Bullock was pronounced dead an hour later.

On Thursday, Bullock’s family remained in the dark about what happened.

‘‘Something happened at the gate. He pulled a knife and an FBI agent shot him. It’s all very sketchy,’’ Bullock's brother, John, told Channel 5.

Authorities said the incident began with an altercation at an on-base camping area that is open to anyone with a military identification card.

The off-duty FBI agent who shot Bullock was with base security officers responding to the disturbance. According to authorities, Bullock got on his motorcycle and headed for the gate, refusing to stop for security.
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Vietnam veteran killed outside gate at Florida Air Force base