Patrick Semansky/APĪ second update clarified that just one person was being sought.

Patrick Semansky/AP The base was placed on lockdown after a report that an armed person was spotted on the base. “Do not go looking for these individuals.” Security personnel stand at an entrance to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. “He may be injured,” the base warned of the second man. The base initially reported one “potential armed individual,” describing him as a man carrying a Gucci bag. An update told personnel to be on the lookout for “two armed individuals” - one with dreadlocks and wearing ripped blue jeans, the other wearing green pants and a white top. Officers who responded to the scene found evidence of a shooting, but no victims or suspects, according to NBC Washington. Washington’s Metropolitan Police told Fox 5 that the suspect who triggered the lockdown had fled the scene of a shooting on Halley Place SE, a road which leads to the base. Military police officers check cars leaving Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling after the US military base was put on lockdown after a report of a suspicious armed person on site. There were no reports of any injuries or shots being fired on the base. saying the lockdown had been lifted - after one person had been detained and was awaiting transfer to police custody.

The base then posted an update to Facebook shortly after 3 p.m. If you do not have a safe route to run, HIDE,” the base said. “Barricade your door, turn off the lights and your cell phone ringer, and remain silent. “If you encounter the individual and have a safe route, RUN. TSA screening dog ‘Messi’ retires from duty after surprise last ‘hit’Ī military base in Washington, DC, was locked down for several hours Friday amid an armed intruder - and troops were warned to “prepare to fight” - before the suspect was apprehended, authorities said.Īround 12:30 p.m., a frantic post on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling‘s Facebook page read, “LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN” and warned that an armed person had been spotted on the south side of the base complex. George Santos skewers White House Correspondents’ Dinner fashion, gets revenge on media: ‘Spare me the tears’Īnti-Israel protesters crash White House Correspondents Dinner red carpet, mob celebs and chant ‘f–k Joe Biden’ in DC anarchy

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