Crime & Safety
Update: Tennessee Air Base McGhee Tyson No Longer On Lockdown
A report of a suspicious person at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base prompted a lockdown Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, TN — Officials lifted the lockdown at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Tennessee, at around 2:45 p.m after multiple law-enforcement agencies responded to reports of an armed suspicious person at the scene.
A spokesperson for the air base confirmed that no suspicious person, nor a reportedly seen rifle were found.
CONFIRMED: There was NO suspicious person or rifle found at McGhee Tyson Airbase according to the base’s spokesperson.
I’ll have #live updates from the base beginning at 4 on @6News #WATE
— Madisen Keavy (@madisenkeavy) January 15, 2020
The Tennessee National Guard said in a Facebook post that it was working with state and federal law enforcement officers to investigate the incident.
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There are no reports of injuries.
All students, instructors and everyone at the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base were also accounted for.
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The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is about 10 miles south of downtown Knoxville.
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