Andrews Air Force Base Active Shooter

[RichardCranium]

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/30/andrews-air-force-base-outside-washington-on-lockdown-on-reports-of-active-shooter.html (Link.)

[Fallen]

Yeah, we're on lockdown apparently. I'm in Maryland, but not on that base.

[drauz]

Yeah, we're on lockdown apparently. I'm in Maryland, but not on that base.

Oh shit we do pickups and deliveries there 4-5 times a night.. I hope everyone is ok.

[Fallen]

Lockdown has been lifted.

[Taernath]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Joint-Base-Andrews-Under-Lockdown-385027091.html


Reports of an active shooter at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland have been deemed unfounded after someone mistook an active shooter drill for the real thing, senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.
The base was locked down just after 9 a.m. and all personnel were directed to shelter in place. The lockdown at the base has been lifted, but the investigation at the medical center continues.

Officials at the base said they were conducting an active shooter exercise at 9 a.m., but around the same time, first responders received reports of an "real-world active shooter situation" at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility.
Someone on the third floor of the medical facility saw two people walking across the base with long guns. The person didn't know there was a drill planned and called in the active shooter report, law enforcement officials told NBC News' Pete Williams.

[RichardCranium]

Better than the alternative.

[mgoddess]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Joint-Base-Andrews-Under-Lockdown-385027091.html
Reports of an active shooter at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland have been deemed unfounded after someone mistook an active shooter drill for the real thing, senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.
The base was locked down just after 9 a.m. and all personnel were directed to shelter in place. The lockdown at the base has been lifted, but the investigation at the medical center continues.

Officials at the base said they were conducting an active shooter exercise at 9 a.m., but around the same time, first responders received reports of an "real-world active shooter situation" at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility.
Someone on the third floor of the medical facility saw two people walking across the base with long guns. The person didn't know there was a drill planned and called in the active shooter report, law enforcement officials told NBC News' Pete Williams.


Better than the alternative.

Person who called it in did the proper thing... even if it meant a hassle/paperwork/stress for all involved, better to report than not!