The Lebanon Department of Public Safety confirmed that someone was taken into custody shortly before 3 p.M. Following reports of an active shooter at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The hospital was under lockdown and it wasn't clear if that was lifted.
There has been no confirmation that a shooting happened. People were told to avoid the area, and traffic was stopped on a route leading to the hospital.
The federal bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Vermont state police assisted New Hampshire and local police.
"Code silver" indicates that a violent situation is unfolding.
The state attorney general's office is investigating.
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