Military base in Washington locked down after report of gunman
- An armed suspect ran into Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling as police were investigating gunshots nearby
- The individual was later detained and will be transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department, officials said
A military base in the US capital was locked down for about an hour and a half on Friday, after an armed man ran onto the grounds during a local police investigation of gunshots on the streets surrounding the base.
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling posted a note on its Facebook page saying the person was spotted on the south side of the base.
The naval support facility at the north end of the base is used by Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the fleet of green helicopters that carry the president and vice-president.
The individual was detained and will be transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department, base officials said.
The lockdown was lifted around 3pm and cars slowly started moving on and off the base. No injuries were immediately reported. Officials at one point said they were looking for two people, but a later report said only one person was at large.
The 905-acre base in southeast Washington houses Air Force, Marine Corps and coastguard units, along with the Washington field office of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the headquarters of the Defence Intelligence Agency.