Authorities who were responding to earlier reports of an active shooter situation at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California are now calling it a “false alarm.”
Rep. John Garamendi of California said that a mistaken report of a shooting led to the heightened state of the incident, according to theAssociated Press.
A simulated training exercise that was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday took place when “someone took that to be an active shooter,” Garamendi said.
“The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency responders can respond accordingly,” read a statement on the base’s Facebook page earlier in the afternoon.
The base also went under lockdown with loudspeakers emphasizing that the incident was not a drill.
“We take every security incident seriously,” a tweet from the base’s official account said. “Thank you for your patience.”
The base is located 45 miles northeast of San Francisco and has a population of over 26,000 people.
Here’s footage of the base’s sirens during the incident »
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Loudspeaker outside Travis AirForce Base: Real World…LockDown. pic.twitter.com/WALDZNTFPs
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Loudspeaker outside Travis AirForce Base: Real World…LockDown. pic.twitter.com/WALDZNTFPs
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