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San Diego naval hospital on lockdown after gunshots reported San Diego naval hospital: no evidence of gunshots but center still on lockdown
(about 3 hours later)
Reports of gunshots at a hospital in San Diego led authorities to tell staff to “run, hide or fight” on Tuesday morning. Authorities in San Diego have found no evidence of gunshots or injuries at a naval medical center, but the investigation was continuing and the facility remained on lockdown.
The Naval Medical Center was on lockdown after posting the warning on Facebook just after 8am. Police and military authorities swarmed the facility soon after the naval medical center posted a Facebook warning to staff to “run, hide or fight”.
“An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound.” “As of right now we have found absolutely nothing that indicates there were any shots fired,” Captain Curt Jones, commander of the San Diego naval base, told reporters. “There are no casualties at this time.”
The hospital did not release further information and there was no immediate confirmation about any shooter. Earlier that morning, a witness said an unknown gunman fired three shots into the air inside the basement of building 26, which houses a recreation area and gym for wounded service members.
A spokesman told media outlets the report was of gunshots heard in a building that houses offices and barracks for wounded service members. That triggered an alert on the hospital’s Facebook page: “An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound.”
The facility is at the 34800 block of Bob Wilson Drive in San Diego. Jon Nylander, a navy spokesman, told media the facility took the reported gunshots seriously. “Apparently someone said they heard three shots in the basement of building 26. Maybe they did or not is not the point; that’s what they reported, so that’s why we responded accordingly.”
The San Diego fire department has not been summoned but a spokesman said military police at the base were investigating the shooting report. Dozens of law enforcement agents from the police, sheriff’s department and navy sealed off the building. Three nearby schools were locked down.
More details soon … The medical center posted an update shortly after 9am saying the facility was secured but that the investigation was continuing.