WASHINGTON (Scroll Down For Livestream) — UPDATE: Police say no reported injuries and no evidence of an active shooter at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
EARLIER: Naval Support Activity Bethesda is currently in lockdown and all base personnel are sheltering in place as a result of unconfirmed reports of an active shooter. DOD Security Force, NIH Police Force and County EMS and Medics have responded and are searching the area.
“MCP officers on the scene of Walter Reed. Officers have not confirmed initial report of single shot heard. Working with federal partners.” the police department tweeted.
A 911 caller reported hearing one shot inside Building 1, the original hospital on the 243-acre campus in Bethesda, on Monday morning.
Local television coverage shows police cars parked by the building and people walking away from the building.
Navy said medical center personnel were sheltering in place while the report was being investigated. Navy, Defense Department and NIH security personnel were working with the county police, the Navy said.
Walter Reed employs about 8,500 people on a 243-acre campus. It serves more than 1 million patients each year, according to the medical center’s website.
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