UPDATED 10:10 a.m.: WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite reports of gunfire, a federal law enforcement official said there were no shots fired at the Washington Navy Yard on Thursday morning.
The official, who has been briefed on the situation, spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose details of the ongoing investigation.
An official says that authorities at the Washington Navy Yard have found no evidence of a shooting, no one has been arrested, and no weapons have been found after a report of gunfire.
The official has been briefed on Thursday’s response at the naval installation but spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to release the information publicly.
The official says authorities received an alert about a potential shooter Thursday morning at the Navy Yard, which triggered a large response in keeping with protocols established after a gunman killed 12 workers in a 2013 massacre.
UPDATED 10:00 AM: Washington, D.C., police are giving the all clear at the Navy Yard lockdown.
This story will be updated.
UPDATE 9:45 AM: WASHINGTON (AP) — A lockdown was underway Thursday morning across the Washington Navy Yard campus after reports of shots fired, but a senior law enforcement official said those reports had not been confirmed.
No injuries have been reported, said the official, who was receiving detailed briefings but spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss developments with reporters.
The building is the same one where a gunman killed a dozen workers in a rampage two years ago, according to a second official — a federal one who spoke on condition of anonymity for lack of authorization to discuss details publicly.
Navy security saw surveillance video of two people jumping the fence in the vicinity of the building a couple of minutes before the first report of gunfire, the federal official said.
Security found no one inside the building, the official said.
A heavy police and fire department presence began blocks away from the Navy Yard, with roads blocked and a helicopter hovering overhead.
In September 2013, military contractor Aaron Alexis killed 12 civilian workers at the Navy Yard’s Building 197 before he was fatally shot by police. The building has since been renamed the Humphreys Building. It reopened this year.
The Navy Yard, in southeast Washington, is the country’s oldest naval installation.
UPDATED 8:37 A.M.: WASHINGTON (AP) — An official says shots have been reported in a building on the Washington Navy Yard campus.
Navy spokesman Petty Officer 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez says a lockdown is underway.
He did not give information on injuries or other details Thursday morning.
In September 2013, military contractor Aaron Alexis killed 12 civilian workers at the Navy Yard’s Building 197 before he was fatally shot by police.
The Navy Yard, in southeast Washington, is the country’s oldest naval installation.
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