Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Given All-Clear After Reports of Active Shooter

A police officer talks to a driver at a gate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, near Dayton, on Sept. 9, 2021. Marshall Gorby/Dayton Daily News via AP

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio was placed under lockdown for more than four hours on Thursday night following reports of an active shooter.

As of 2:00 a.m. local time, the base has been given the all-clear, according to a Facebook post from the 88th Air Base Wing’s Facebook page.