Lockdown lifted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst after reports of active shooter

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was temporarily locked down on Thursday afternoon after officials warned of an active shooter. 

The lockdown was first reported by officials at the base just after 3 p.m. and urged all personnel outside and inside to lockdown until further notice. 

Officials later lifted the lockdown and confirmed that all members at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are safe. 

No information has been provided about what prompted the brief lockdown. 

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, about 40 miles from Philadelphia and 20 miles from Trenton.

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