Shelter-in-place order at military base housing Walter Reed lifted after 'bomb threat' investigation
Military base housing Walter Reed in lockdown for 'active shooter threat,' 'bomb threat' investigation
A military base in Montgomery County that is home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is under lockdown after an ‘active shooter threat’ and ‘bomb threat’ investigation Wednesday morning.
BETHESDA, Md. - A shelter-in-place order at a military base in Montgomery County that is home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has been lifted after a ‘bomb threat’ investigation on Wednesday.
In addition, the commanding officer at the facility said gates 1 and 3 could be opened for "outbound traffic only" around 1:20 p.m.
The initial incident was reported around 8:45 a.m. at Naval Support Activity Bethesda – home of Walter Reed and just north of Washington, D.C.
Military base housing Walter Reed in lockdown after ‘active shooter threat,’ ‘bomb threat’ investigation
A military base in Montgomery County that is home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is under lockdown after an ‘active shooter threat’ and ‘bomb threat’ investigation Wednesday morning.
Officials tweeted that the base received a phone call from an anonymous source stating there is a bomb at or near Building 10.
"Go indoors into the nearest building and shelter in place. All commands initiate building emergency plans to shelter in place," a tweet from Walter Reed said. "All patient appointments have been cancelled. More details to come."
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Officials say after a thorough search by six K-9 teams from NIH and Naval District Washington, no device was found, all WRB buildings were cleared, and a full shelter-in-place was lifted at 1:15 p.m.
The incident is now under investigation by Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
