TAMPA, FL. (THECOUNT) — Law enforcement members are responding in numbers to MacDill Air Force Base after reports of an active shooter on base Friday morning.
MacDill confirmed the base in Tampa is on lockdown, reports WTPS.
No further information was immediately available. Traffic is at a standstill on numerous roads around the base near downtown Tampa.
MacDill is the headquarters for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
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