Officials: Shooter scare at Army base was false alarm

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A security scare that shut down an Alabama Army base and sparked fears of a shooting was a false alarm, the military said Wednesday.

A statement released by Redstone Arsenal said someone reported what they thought was a gunshot at the installation Tuesday. The installation sent a Tweet warning people of a possible active shooter and telling them to “run hide fight.”

Officials previously said they acted based on two 911 calls. But military investigators have determined the report of a gunshot was wrong, and the statement called the whole incident a false alarm.

The emergency calls came from within Redstone Arsenal, where more than 30,000 people work. Leadership took the threat seriously and acted because workforce safety is a top priority, said the statement by Col. Thomas Holliday, the garrison commander.