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UPDATE — 2:03 p.m.: Police confirm there is NO active shooter and that they have canceled their response.
via Twitter:
Regarding reports of a supposed active shooter at the @VAPaloAlto in
#PaloAlto: there is no active shooter and the V.A. Police Department has cancelled our response. Please contact them for any additional details they may have available for release.
Original Article:
Police are currently investigating reports of an active shooter at VA hospital facility in Palo Alto California. A shelter in place has reportedly been issued.
According to reports, employees at the VA facility are reporting they have received a text alert saying “this is not a drill” and they were asked to shelter in place.
At this time, the reports of the shooting are unconfirmed and there is no word on whether there are any injuries or fatalities.
The VA facility is located at 3801 Miranda Avenue in Palo Alto, California.
The active shooting reports at the Palo Alto VA facility the is just the latest in a string of lockdowns, bomb threats, and shootings that have plagued the United States.
This incident follows similar mass shootings in Parkland, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Santa Fe, Texas; Annapolis, Maryland; Washington D.C., and many others.
