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Single shot reported inside Walter Reed hospital in Maryland, police say | Single shot reported inside Walter Reed hospital in Maryland, police say |
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Police said on Monday there was no evidence of gunshots and no injuries reported after officers searched a 20-story tower at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington. | |
Montgomery County police said a 911 call reporting hearing a single shot inside Building 1, the original hospital on the campus in Bethesda, came from the tower on Monday morning. | |
Spokeswoman Natasha Plotnikov said police would now bring in dogs to search the building for explosives. She said people were still sheltering in place. | |
The navy’s website warned that the campus was on lockdown after a report of an active shooter. | |
Roads around the facility were closed for hours but later opened. Police and the navy tweeted that all patient care at the facility had been suspended for the day. | |
Local television coverage showed police cars parked by the building and people walking away from it. Helicopters were circling above. | Local television coverage showed police cars parked by the building and people walking away from it. Helicopters were circling above. |