Search of Monterey County army base reveals no active shooter

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Fort Hunter Liggett, a U.S. Army base in southern Monterey County, was on lockdown Friday evening due to reports of shots being fired and a possible active shooter, which authorities later confirmed were unfounded.

The military base announced shortly before 7 p.m. that the unconfirmed reports stemmed from “a miscommunication from ongoing training activities.”

Earlier, police were going building to building to secure the fort. No one was allowed to enter or leave the vicinity as officials worked to secure the area. The installation was later cleared.

There were no reports of injuries.

A dispatcher for the fort’s police department said they received calls about shots fired and a barricaded soldier about 4 p.m.

Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: kveklerov