Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia was placed under lockdown today following reports of shots being fired outside one of the buildings on the Army side of the base, officials said.
EMERGENCY UPDATE 4 of 5: Fort Eustis personnel have implemented lockdown procedures due to the incident.
— JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
News of the shooting first broke this morning when officials at the base reported on Twitter that shots were fired outside of Fort Eustis' building 650, which is the Soldier and Family Readiness Center.
EMERGENCY UPDATE 1 of 5: Shots were fired outside of bldg. 650 at Fort Eustis at 11:30 a.m. — JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
Officials followed the initial report with a series of tweets, one of which revealed that authorities are not treating the case as an active shooter situation, reported Fox News. Another tweet revealed that there are no reports of injuries or fatalities.
EMERGENCY UPDATE 2 of 5: At this time we are not investigating it as an active shooter incident. Security Forces is on scene. — JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
EMERGENCY UPDATE 3 of 5: There have been no reports of casualties. — JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
The lockdown was lifted several minutes later, reported CBS' Virginia affiliate WTKR-TV. However, authorities are still at the site as they investigate the cause of the incident.
EMERGENCY UPDATE 1 of 2: The lockdown has been lifted and Fort Eustis has resumed normal operations. — JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
EMERGENCY UPDATE 2 of 2: The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
— JB Langley-Eustis (@JBLEnews) February 19, 2016
Established in January 2010 by the administrative merging of Langley Air Force Base and Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley-Eusitis is located in Virginia adjacent to Hampton and Newport News.
