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shawn703

(2,702 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:16 AM Jul 2015

Navy Yard on lockdown after report of shooting

Source: WUSA9

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- U.S. Park Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers are responding to Navy Yard for a report of active shooter. No casualties at this time.

Police cars were seen with sirens on rushing to the scene.
An employee inside Navy Yard reports that alarms are sounding and the buildings are on lock-down.

Read more: http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/07/02/navy-yard-shooting/29607377/

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Navy Yard on lockdown after report of shooting (Original Post) shawn703 Jul 2015 OP

Listing to Joe Madison on SiriusXM and he's reporting this right now. BumRushDaShow Jul 2015 #1

Oh, that's it. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #2

merging nitpicker Jul 2015 #3

Lockdown. Shelter in place. Employees told to stay home. A second ambulance. ananda Jul 2015 #4

CNN doesn't know anything yet but there are a shit ton of cop cars there Novara Jul 2015 #5

THey were already ramped up for the 4th. nitpicker Jul 2015 #8

TV 9 now claims 2 shooters nitpicker Jul 2015 #6

Presser nitpicker Jul 2015 #7

Navy Yard Metro stop open nitpicker Jul 2015 #9

Channel 7 claiming 2 shooters, 1 victim nitpicker Jul 2015 #10

Everything's unconfirmed Novara Jul 2015 #11

I hope so nitpicker Jul 2015 #13

Fox 5 nitpicker Jul 2015 #12

Apparently this MAY have been a Gov't-induced panic attack (not intended...) nitpicker Jul 2015 #14

BumRushDaShow

(128,293 posts)

1. Listing to Joe Madison on SiriusXM and he's reporting this right now.

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:18 AM

Jul 2015

(he broadcasts out of D.C.)

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,269 posts)

2. Oh, that's it.

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:19 AM

Jul 2015

I was on a commuter bus going past the L'Enfant Plaza Metro stop at 7:52. Two Metro Transit police SUVs were responding with lights and siren to that stop. A few minutes later, I saw an unmarked red Tahoe (or equivalent) headed east on Pennsylvania Avenue past the East Building of the National Gallery of Art, also with lights and siren.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

3. merging

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:20 AM

Jul 2015

Source: WUSA tv 9

Since about 7:30, the Navy Yard has been on lockdown. There are claims of an active shooter.

Parts of South Capitol Street (from M to I) and 11th Street SE are closed. Expect closures to expand.

Expect total hassles if you have to get to downtown DC, area military bases, etc.

More as it is reported.

Read more: Link to source

ananda

(28,828 posts)

4. Lockdown. Shelter in place. Employees told to stay home. A second ambulance.

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:21 AM

Jul 2015

Oh dear. This is not good.

Novara

(5,814 posts)

5. CNN doesn't know anything yet but there are a shit ton of cop cars there

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 08:24 AM

Jul 2015

You don't usually see that many cop cars amass so quickly for shootings. This can't be good.

(7,153 posts)

14. Apparently this MAY have been a Gov't-induced panic attack (not intended...)

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:21 PM

Jul 2015

There was ONE known report of "sounds like gunfire". Probably some truck or construction noise.

Given the ""We must be vigilant for the 4th" efforts, panic followed the initial reports of gunfire noise.

I have heard from Repugs everything from "A drill for Obama" to "The Feds were almost all on holiday, this was to scare the contractors".

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