Update 1:05 pm: David Kumbroch with WHNT is reporting that Redstone Arsenal officials say they the threat is over after reports of a “possible active shooter” and that the gates are now back open, but the situation remains under investigation. A statement on Redstone’s official Facebook page says this:
This morning, a potential active shooter incident occurred at Redstone Arsenal, in the Sparkman Center. The installation was in lock-down mode with all gates closed, and employees sheltered in place at their respective buildings.
As of 12:30 p.m., employees can move about the post in an orderly fashion,
but are asked to keep movements limited, as needed.Movement remains
restricted in the area near the intersections and roads around the Sparkman Center.The gates to the Arsenal are open and operational.
This incident is under investigation. The safety and security of our
workforce remains our top priority.
UPDATE: 12:45 pm: A private citizen, Amy Jay, tweeted at 13:32 that her husband (who presumably works at Redstone) received the “all clear” although some places may still be on lock down. Moments later she tweeted “All Gates Are Now Open.” Again, this is an unconfirmed source from a personal Twitter account, but it does appear to be a very promising update to the story below. As reported earlier, Redstone is scheduled to update the media at the top of the hour.
Original Report 11:04 am: Redstone Arsenal tweeted this morning that there’s a “possible active shooter” and the installation is on lockdown. At this point, that’s all we know.
David Kumbroch with WHNT tweeted Huntsville Hospital was on heightened alert because of this report, but they’ve not received any patients. Only seconds ago, he tweeted “CONFIRMED: FBI on scene of possible active shooter at Redstone Arsenal. More headed this way from Birmingham” only to follow that a few seconds later with another Tweet that reads “Worth nothing FBI has large, permanent presence on Redstone Arsenal.”
Redstone is telling employees this is not an exercise and at the City of Madison tweeted “ACTIVE SHOOTER on Redstone Arsenal near the Sparkman Center. Please watch the news to stay updated.”
Governor Ivey tweeted, “My office is being updated about the situation…and I will continue to closely monitor and pray for a peaceful and quick resolution.”
Once again, nothing has been confirmed at this moment, but Redstone Arsenal is on lockdown in a locked, safe location, and we are monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they’re available.
Twitter is active under the hashtag #RedstoneArsenal and Redstone is scheduled to update the media at 1:00 p.m.
