Walter Reed Military Medical Center Locked Down After Reported Gunshot
“All base personnel are sheltering in place as a result of unconfirmed reports of an active shooter,” the Navy said in a statement, according to ABC News. “DOD Security Force, NIH Police Force and County EMS and Medics have responded and searching the area.”
Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks confirmed that it was a sound similar to gunfire, but could not yet confirm if it was a gunshot. Employees were alerted of the lockdown via text message.
“This has been going on for almost two hours now. We’ve been in hiding. We had to basically evacuate all the hallways, turn off all the lights,” said a worker who identified himself only as Sam, according to NBC News. “People are getting a little anxious.”
The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center became one of the largest military medical centers in the United States after the National Naval Medical Center and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center joined in 2011.
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