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| Reports of a man with weapon at USA TODAY HQ in Tysons Corner, Virginia – police | Reports of a man with weapon at USA TODAY HQ in Tysons Corner, Virginia – police |
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| Police have evacuated the Virginia headquarters of USA Today, following reports of a gunman on the loose. | |
| Law enforcement officers arrived at the newspaper’s headquarters around noon on Wednesday and began evacuating the scene, after receiving reports of a “man with weapon” nearby. | |
| Videos shared on social media show lines of evacuees leaving the building and police helicopters circling overhead. | |
| Fairfax County police confirmed the event to reporters, but did not elaborate on whether it was an active shooter event or not. Reports of gunshots are as of yet unconfirmed. | Fairfax County police confirmed the event to reporters, but did not elaborate on whether it was an active shooter event or not. Reports of gunshots are as of yet unconfirmed. |
| Though police vehicles, SWAT officers and helicopters converged on the scene in force, an FBI official later told reporter Mike Valerio that the incident was “not a shooting.” | |
| Located just 30 minutes from Washington DC, the Tysons Corner HQ is the base for the majority of USA Today’s more than 3,000 employees. | |
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