# Breaking news: Redstone Arsenal in Alabama under lockdown, possible active shooter.

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**Created:** [June 27, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-redstone-arsenal-in-alabama-under-lockdown-possible-active-shooter/789992 "2017-06-27T16:10:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-redstone-arsenal-in-alabama-under-lockdown-possible-active-shooter/789992/1 "2017-06-27T16:10:35Z")

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Get ready for cries of “false flag” if they haven’t already started. [The Army base had scheduled an active shooter drill for tomorrow.](http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/06/emergency_situation_reported_o.html)

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**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-redstone-arsenal-in-alabama-under-lockdown-possible-active-shooter/789992/2 "2017-06-27T16:17:03Z")

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This is Huntsville, Alabama area.

[News](http://www.waaytv.com/news/) reports Active Shooter confirmed.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-redstone-arsenal-in-alabama-under-lockdown-possible-active-shooter/789992/3 "2017-06-27T16:31:55Z")

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> [@Iggy](#):
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> This is Huntsville, Alabama area.
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> [News](http://www.waaytv.com/news/) reports Active Shooter confirmed.

They confirmed _the report of an active shooter_, they have NOT confirmed an actual shooter.

I work on a US military base. Not to say there’s something happening there or not, I don’t know, but this actually happens all the time (base lockdown, “THIS IS NOT AN EXERCISE,” “shelter-in-place,” police and marines standing around with rifles, the whole production). It’s never been anything, and they never tell us what triggered it.

Again, I’m not saying there’s something happening in Alabama or not, but don’t be surprised if it’s nothing.

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-redstone-arsenal-in-alabama-under-lockdown-possible-active-shooter/789992/4 "2017-06-28T17:47:24Z")

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[Fortunately there was nothing to this one](http://wkrg.com/2017/06/27/possible-active-shooter-prompts-lockdown-at-u-s-army-post-in-alabama/):

> [@WKRG News 5](#):
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> The commander of an Alabama military post says two 911 calls about a potential active shooter prompted a lockdown at the installation but no shooter was ever found and no shots were fired.