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All clear at Joint Base Andrews, after 'active shooter' lockdown | |
(35 minutes later) | |
US military Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, DC, was put on lockdown due to an active shooter reportedly barricaded inside the medical center. A "shelter in place" order went into effect at 9 a.m. local time. | |
Known as "America's airfield," Andrews is the home base of Air Force One, the airplane used by US presidents. It is located in Maryland, four miles southeast of Washington, DC. | Known as "America's airfield," Andrews is the home base of Air Force One, the airplane used by US presidents. It is located in Maryland, four miles southeast of Washington, DC. |
Vice-President Joe Biden was supposed to fly out of Andrews at noon on Thursday, for a visit to Ohio. That trip has been delayed until the situation is resolved, according to the White House. | |
UPDATE: FBI and Maryland State Police confirmed that the situation was a scheduled drill. An all-clear has been given as of 10:30 a.m. | |
The incident was reportedly unfolding at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility, the base authorities said. There were no reports of actual shots fired, however. | |
The shooter was barricaded on the third floor of the medical center, according to a reporter for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. | |
Another report also said the situation was unfolding at the medical center, citing the Air Force. | Another report also said the situation was unfolding at the medical center, citing the Air Force. |
There appeared to be some confusion whether the situation was real or part of an exercise scheduled for today. Base officials said the call came during a drill, but they were treating the report as real. | |
“We are reacting to a report of a real world active shooter,” a spokesperson for the base told WTTG. “The call occurred during an exercise. Because the report came in as a real active shooter we have to respond accordingly. We are treating as if it is and no further information at this time.” | “We are reacting to a report of a real world active shooter,” a spokesperson for the base told WTTG. “The call occurred during an exercise. Because the report came in as a real active shooter we have to respond accordingly. We are treating as if it is and no further information at this time.” |
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson referred to an "unfolding situation" at Andrews in his Senate hearing. | |
The most recent active shooter situation on an airbase was in April, when two Air Force members were killed in a murder-suicide at Lackland AFB in Texas. |