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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: txradioguy on August 02, 2018, 02:38:07 PM

Title: Active shooter reported at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Post by: txradioguy on August 02, 2018, 02:38:07 PM
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Reports of an active shooter sent emergency responders racing to the hospital at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on Thursday afternoon. The base is on lockdown.

A spokesperson for the Air Force base confirmed on Twitter that base emergency responders, including security forces and the fire department, responded to a reported active shooter incident at a building at the base’s hospital at around 12:40 p.m. local time.

“Base personnel have been directed to shelter in place until the incident is investigated,” the base said in a second tweet.

A third stated: “Our first priority is any emergency incident is to protect the men and women at Wright-Patt. Our base security forces defenders and fire department personnel are trained to quickly assess situations and take necessary action. An investigation is under way.”

No additional information was made available.

Local media reports indicated that an "all clear" had been given, however it wasn't clear whether that encompassed the entire base.

Video from outside of the hospital showed service members and others standing outside the building about two hours after the base said emergency workers responded to reports of an active shooter. The Dayton Daily News reported that individuals were seen leaving the building with their hands in the air.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/02/active-shooter-reported-at-wright-patterson-air-force-base.html