Update as of 4:30 p.m. ET:
Officials stated there was no active shooter at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 2.
Col. Tom Sherman, installation commander, 88th Air Base Wing, told local outlet
WHIO: “Everyone is safe.”
The incident there was not a real active shooter incident, he told the station, without elaborating.
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Earlier update:
Emergency responders went to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 2 amid reports of an active shooter.
“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 base wrote on
Twitter. “Base personnel have been directed to shelter in place until the incident is investigated.”
“We’re hearing reports that someone may be barricaded inside the hospital, according to emergency dispatch traffic,” WHIO
reported. People were escorted out of buildings by people wearing camouflage uniforms.
On Twitter, the Air Force base also
tweeted: “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.”
It added: “There are no additional details at this time. Information will be released as it is available.”
Base officials also wrote that “our first priority in 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.”
Wright State University temporarily went into lockdown after alerts were sent out. The university later
tweeted they were told the incident was “contained.”
WHIO reported that the FBI is on the scene. Other details about the incident are not clear.
This is a developing story.
