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| Washington Navy Yard on lockdown amid reports of gunman | Washington Navy Yard on lockdown amid reports of gunman |
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| Washington Navy Yard is on lockdown with a “shelter order” in place, US navy officials said on Thursday, amid unconfirmed reports of an active gunman. | Washington Navy Yard is on lockdown with a “shelter order” in place, US navy officials said on Thursday, amid unconfirmed reports of an active gunman. |
| US navy officials confirmed on Twitter that an investigation was ongoing, but did not give any further information at this time. | US navy officials confirmed on Twitter that an investigation was ongoing, but did not give any further information at this time. |
| DC police have reportedly closed streets near the scene, according to the Washington Post, which reported that US park police were responding to reports of an active shooter within the Navy Yard. A police officer told Reuters the same. The Associated Press had a similar report from an unnamed official. | DC police have reportedly closed streets near the scene, according to the Washington Post, which reported that US park police were responding to reports of an active shooter within the Navy Yard. A police officer told Reuters the same. The Associated Press had a similar report from an unnamed official. |
| “No incident can be confirmed as of yet,” the navy said. | “No incident can be confirmed as of yet,” the navy said. |
| Park police could not confirm the incident when reached by the Guardian. | Park police could not confirm the incident when reached by the Guardian. |
| TV news footage showed a massive police response, with streets blocked off with police tape and lines of emergency vehicles. More than eight blocks of nearby roads were shut down as authorities responded to the scene, the Metropolitan police department told Reuters. | |
| A spokesman for the Washington fire department said that no injuries were reported at the Navy Yard, after the facility was placed on lockdown, according to Reuters. | |
| Police vehicles as far as the eye can see at Navy Yard with an active shooter reported. pic.twitter.com/82LiAoJmEf | Police vehicles as far as the eye can see at Navy Yard with an active shooter reported. pic.twitter.com/82LiAoJmEf |
| Lt Cmdr Scott Williams, a guided missile engineer, told Reuters that police came to his office and escorted him and colleagues out. He said he heard screaming in his building, No 197, the same building where a 2013 shooting took place. | |
| But Williams told CNN outside the Navy Yard that he thought the response was well coordinated. “You can definitely tell that things have changed” since the last shooting, he said. | But Williams told CNN outside the Navy Yard that he thought the response was well coordinated. “You can definitely tell that things have changed” since the last shooting, he said. |
| The military base, the country’s oldest naval installation, was the site of a 2013 shooting in which lone gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 civilian staff. | The military base, the country’s oldest naval installation, was the site of a 2013 shooting in which lone gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 civilian staff. |
| That shooting triggered a review by the Pentagon, which concluded that threats to Department of Defense personnel were increasingly coming from trusted insiders and the Pentagon needed to beef up security from within. | That shooting triggered a review by the Pentagon, which concluded that threats to Department of Defense personnel were increasingly coming from trusted insiders and the Pentagon needed to beef up security from within. |
| The lockdown comes amid heightened security concerns ahead of the US Independence Day holiday weekend. The Navy yard is located one mile south of the US Capitol and three miles from the White House. | |
| More details soon ... | More details soon ... |