MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, briefly on lockdown after shots fired nearby
MacDill Air Force Base, the Tampa, Florida-based headquarters of U.S. Central Command, was briefly on lockdown Friday morning amid reports of nearby shots fired.
A spokesperson for the base confirmed to NBC News that it was on lockdown just after 7 a.m. The lockdown had been lifted about an hour later after officials from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed there was no active shooter. U.S. Central Command oversees American military operations in the Middle East. In addition to USCENTCOM, U.S. Special Operations Command is headquartered at MacDill.
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