Travis Air Force Base in Northern California is on lockdown following a “real world security incident” according to their social media accounts. Local news spoke with personnel on base and they indicated an active shooter is believed to be in the BX shopping center and food court area. People are still being advised to shelter in place. The main gate has been closed since 4:00pm PST. More to follow as this situation is still developing.
Security alert @Travis60AMW. Shelter in place. Lock doors/windows. Await further info. Follow Travis Facebook page for updates.
— Travis AFB Official (@Travis60AMW) June 14, 2017
Witness: Active shooter alert at Travis Air Force Basehttps://t.co/B4XPWVyaba pic.twitter.com/ShY8cIyzhG
— CBS Sacramento (@CBSSacramento) June 14, 2017
Update 20:30 EST– Travis AFB has been given the ‘all clear’ after the base was placed on lockdown. According to their latest update on social media, Travis AFB emergency personnel responded to reports of shots being fired at the BX which ended up being a false alarm.
BREAKING: California congressman tells AP that a mistaken report of a shooting led to Air Force base lockdown.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2017
Image courtesy of Twitter/@Done181818
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