An Ohio Air Force base went into lockdown after reports of an active shooter Thursday.
Emergency crews responded after a man reportedly barricaded himself inside a hospital at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn.
At approximately 12:40 p.m., base emergency responders (security forces, fire department) responded to a reported Active Shooter incident at the base hospital.
Base personnel have been directed to shelter in place until the incident is investigated
— Wright-Patterson AFB (@WrightPattAFB) August 2, 2018
“At approximately 12:40 p.m., base emergency responders (security forces, fire department) responded to a reported Active Shooter incident at the base hospital,” the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base official Twitter account noted.
“Base personnel have been directed to shelter in place until the incident is investigated.”
WLWT5 reported: “The base was placed on lockdown around 12:40 p.m. Thursday. It is not a drill, emergency officials said.”
However, WHIO reports a law enforcement official told them the incident sprang from a training exercise:
“One law enforcement official told us on the record that the incident started as a training exercise. The official said something happened during training and someone fired shots to get into a door that they could not get into.”
That info contrasted with news from another source who told WHIO there was a hostage situation:
“Another source said there is a situation with hostages and shots were fired. Someone tried to break out a window or windows to get people out of the hospital. The source also said the base is asking for K-9s, not more law enforcement.”
Fox 45 reports the lockdown order has been lifted.
.@MADRIVERLOCAL has lifted its lockdown as this situation continues at @WrightPattAFB pic.twitter.com/bow4cWDFk4
— ABC 22/FOX 45 Dayton (@ABC22FOX45) August 2, 2018
An Air Force base employee also told Fox45 an “All Clear” order was announced around 2:30PM.
#BreakingNews: An employee at Wright-Patterson Air Force base tells FOX45 the 'All Clear' has been given. https://t.co/wZFAxW6XDG pic.twitter.com/uP4BTPkmCe
— ABC 22/FOX 45 Dayton (@ABC22FOX45) August 2, 2018
