UPDATE: Reports Of Active Shooter At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, No Threat Found

UPDATE #2: An active shooter was never present at the base. The following statement has been released:

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— Wright-Patterson AFB (@WrightPattAFB) August 2, 2018

UPDATE #1: Live reporting says that some local law enforcement has left, or is leaving the scene. Hopefully this is good news.

Original Story:

DAYTON, OHIO — Reports of an active shooter are coming in from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located in Dayton Ohio. A spokesperson for the base confirmed that they had personnel respond to an active shooter report around 12:40 pm local time.

Reports say that an active shooter training exercise was happening at the same time a real-world active shooter report came in.

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. There are no additional details at this time. Information will be released as it is available

— Wright-Patterson AFB (@WrightPattAFB) August 2, 2018

The response was centered around Building 830, which is said to be the base hospital.

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

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-Patterson AFB (@WrightPattAFB) August 2, 2018

We will share more information as it becomes available.