UPDATE: Officials shared more information on the suspect's alleged motive. New details here.

A person is in custody after an active shooter hoax caused Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, to go into lockdown on Tuesday.

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According to the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, a civilian employee of the federal government conveyed false information about an active shooter at the base.

🚨 SUSPECT IN CUSTODY TODAY’S ACTIVE SHOOTER HOAX IN NJ:

A civilian employee of the federal government is in custody for conveying false information regarding an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire.

This kind of senseless fear-mongering and disruption wil

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