Active shooter incident reported at CASCOM HQ, Bldg. 5020. All personnel enact active shooter protocols immediately. Post on lockdown.
— U.S. Army Fort Lee (@ArmyFortLee) August 25, 2014
News just coming in over Twitter. Keep all the personnel, staff, and families at Fort Lee in your prayers.
Fort Lee is the home of DCMA, Defense Contract Management Agency pic.twitter.com/7ElpleARWm
— Blog[Redacted] (@Blogshevik) August 25, 2014
Fort Lee on lockdown amid active shooter report http://t.co/ydm4SxNQDL
— Virginia News (@VirginiaNewser) August 25, 2014
More: 4-story building involved in active shooter incident at Fort Lee is headquarters building for the base http://t.co/TW97XyvfmA
— Daily Planet (@DailyPlanetDC) August 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/Exit_149/status/503906743596773377
Twitchy will update as news develops.
Update: “All clear” already? Report is unverified.
Unverified comment on Fort Lee Facebook page says that an all clear was given over the post intercom about 15 minutes ago
— Jeff Quinton (@JeffQuinton) August 25, 2014
UPDATE: All-clear given at Ft. Lee Army base after active shooter incident was reported. No word on injuries yet: http://t.co/ZvAhtpyhmA
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) August 25, 2014
Yup. All clear:
Gate to Fort Lee open after all clear given. Cars coming in and out. #FortLee @8NEWS pic.twitter.com/ggmS31dq7M
— Evanne Armour (@HeyEvanne) August 25, 2014
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Exit observation:
What they are not saying about Fort Lee…the 34,000 troops and civilians are not armed. Troops not allowed to carry loaded weapons on base
— Melody (@prfekrdumbrella) August 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/ashtenthinks/status/503907473670307840
Update:
The “active shooter” was reportedly a soldier who took her own life. NBC News reports:
The woman locked herself inside a third floor office, throwing things around before putting the weapon to her head, said Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, a commanding general at Fort Lee.
The woman, who has only been identified by her rank of Sgt. 1st Class, was flown to an area hospital. Monday afternoon U.S. military officials said she had died.
Lyons said the victim has been in the Army for 14 years; she had been at Fort Lee for three years. She also spent 15 months in Iraq in 2007.
This post has been edited with additional tweets updating the situation.
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