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Active shooter reported at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ‘No real world active shooter incident’: Wright-Patterson Air Base blames 911 call for false alarm
(about 3 hours later)
An all-clear has been given, after emergency services were called to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to investigate reports of an active shooter. An errant 911 call by an “unknown” person brought out a first response team at Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The call was made while an active shooter training scenario played out in another part of the facility.
“At approximately 12:40 p.m. today, base emergency responders, including security forces and fire department, responded to a reported incident in building 830, the Wright-Patt Hospital,” base officials tweeted. “There are no additional details at this time.” “There was no real world active shooter incident on Wright-Patterson AFB and base personnel remain safe,” the facility said through its Twitter account, two hours after the incident made headlines in media worldwide.
According to emergency dispatch traffic, someone may be barricaded inside the base’s hospital, reported the Dayton Daily News. One firearm was discharged reportedly during the emergency operation, used to open a door inside the medical center, where the shooter was reported to be.
Base officials had ordered all personnel inside to shelter in place until the incident is investigated. The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are on the scene, and local law enforcement has been reported leaving the base as federal agents take over management of the scene. An explanation issued by Wright-Patterson suggested that a contemporaneous drill at the base may have prompted the false alarm.
People are reportedly being escorted out of the hospital with their hands up and led to safety.
“I have instructed the State Highway Patrol to provide all possible support to the first responders managing the situation at Wright-Patterson AFB & they are in ongoing contact,” tweeted Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has over 27,000 employees and sits a few miles east of Dayton, Ohio. The base was scheduled to hold quarterly base-wide exercises from July 30 to August 3.Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has over 27,000 employees and sits a few miles east of Dayton, Ohio. The base was scheduled to hold quarterly base-wide exercises from July 30 to August 3.
In 1995, negotiations to end the Bosnian War were held at the base, resulting in the Dayton Agreement that ended the three-year conflict.In 1995, negotiations to end the Bosnian War were held at the base, resulting in the Dayton Agreement that ended the three-year conflict.