but the reporters from wrc on the scene. as we see military personnel, there are cars going in and out and local authorities had been forewarned about the potential of a drill taking place this morning. let's go in and listen to wrc oak. >> reporter: much few people in the immediate area looking around, trying to figure out exactly what has happened this appears to be a very large complex. so certainly in a situation like this, you got a lot of ground to cover and that's exactly what they're doing at this point, using a lot of different resources. there is a helicopter in the air. taking a look from the sky. you see the personnel on the ground. they have the k-9s going into the adjacent parking facility here. again, not a sense of urgency. no one seems frantic. still trying to piece together what happened. because there is so much confusion because of this active shooter drill that was occurring, then right around the same time, the report of an actual active shooter and they are just trying to follow protocols and do what t

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