memeorandum: All clear given at Fort Lee after active shooter incident (Brent Solomon/WWBT-TV)

10:50 AM ET, August 25, 2014

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Wtvrwebstaff / WTVR-TV:

LIVE UPDATES: Fort Lee issues ‘all clear’ after active shooter incident — FORT LEE, Va. — Fort Lee, an Army post in Central Virginia, was on lockdown Monday morning after reports of an active shooter. — “Active shooter incident reported at CASCOM HQ, Bldg.

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Brent Solomon / WWBT-TV:

All clear given at Fort Lee after active shooter incident — Fort Lee officials have given the all clear at Fort Lee after reports of an active shooter on the post. — The incident was reported at the CASCOM HQ, building 5020, according to Fort Lee. Officials called the incident …

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