Joint Base Andrews on lockdown, reports of an active shooter (False Alarm)
Last edited Thu Jun 30, 2016, 10:29 AM - Edit history (2)
Source: CBS News
@CBSNews: JUST IN: Joint Base Andrews on lockdown, reports of an active shooter https://t.co/pCwAiyNWyh/s/8YHd https://t.co/gl41gp9BeX/s/aXWM
UPDATE: @CBSNews: BREAKING: Sources confirm no active shooter at #JointBaseAndrews, situation is "all clear" https://t.co/4Bas6FcOiJ/s/TmsD https://t.co/Ui2PlSgxfy/s/ktAw
@BreakingNews: Incident at Andrews AFB triggered after someone saw personnel carrying long guns during drill, senior law enforcement says - NBC News
@BreakingNews: More: No barricade situation, no shots fired at Andrews Air Base, senior law enforcement officials say - NBC News https://t.co/DX3ZbektFF/s/C0Bm
Read more: https://t.co/gl41gp9BeX/s/aXWM
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)James48
(4,438 posts)Keep your head down.
James48
(4,438 posts)Not sure if there is a real shooter, or was a misinterpretation - of someone who didn't get the word that a drill was planned today.
Roy Rolling
(6,928 posts)They are now saying it is possible a drill was mistaken for a real situation. There is confusion, but lockdown as initial response is reported.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)villager
(26,001 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,585 posts)It hasn't been called Andrews AFB since 2009. Some local editors still slip up.
Joint Base Andrews
BumRushDaShow
(129,364 posts)and I screamed. Then an hour or so later when the situation was resolved, they used the correct term in another breaking news banner.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,585 posts)The Washington Blade referred to the place as AAFB in an article two months ago, and DCist.com did the same thing two weeks ago. I emailed both authors with a link to the Wikipedia page. DCist's author updated her article.
Completely off-topic: BLS doesn't release the unemployment data until next Friday.
http://www.marketwatch.com/Economy-Politics/Calendars/Economic
Happy Canada Day, or is Philadelphia in the United States?
BumRushDaShow
(129,364 posts)Andrews (due to Air Force One) has been referenced so much that it's ingrained!
And thanks for the heads-up on the report. I figured they would delay due to the July 4th holiday.
And am right here in the city where the U.S. was founded and that will be bombarded with a whole lotta Democrats coming here for the convention! First time since 1948.
brooklynite
(94,700 posts)The base tweeted Thursday it is on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter. Joint Base Andrews is home to Air Force One.
The tweet instructs all personnel at the base in Washington's Maryland suburbs to shelter in place and says more information will be released as it comes.
Johnson is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He says he may have to take a break from the hearing as the situation at Andrews develops.
http://bigstory.ap.org/4016e56522b0422fbc142363dc8fcd11
Response to Hissyspit (Original post)
Botany This message was self-deleted by its author.