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[h=4]'All clear' at Navy Yard; no sign of shooter[/h]The Navy Yard, located less than a mile south of the U.S. Capitol, was placed on lockdown Thursday following an unconfirmed report of an active shooter.
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Officials in the Washington D.C. area are now reporting that there was never an active shooter at the Navy Yard. It was placed on lockdown Thursday following an unconfirmed report of an active shooter. VPC
Police gear up and run toward the scene at Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.(Photo: Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON — A massive response by police and security officers to a report of a possible shooter at the Navy Yard turned up no evidence of a gunman or weapons.
The FBI and District Columbia police gave the 'all clear" around 10 a.m. EST and have reopened local streets around the 41-acre facility, which is located less than a mile south of the U.S. Capitol.
Police were particularly alert to any reports of a possible incident at the Navy Yard, which was the scene of a mass killing by a lone gunman in 2013.
NBC News quotes Pentagon sources as saying a sweep of the facility turned up no evidence of a shooter or shooting incident. As a precaution, NBC News reports, security officials are making a second sweep of the buildings.
Lt. Commander Scott Williams, chief engineer for the Navy's guided missile program, said his building at Navy Yard was evacuated around 7:30 a.m. He said he heard someone screaming.
Police "came to the door and escorted us out of the building," he said.
In 2013, a gunman shot who got into a building at the Navy Yard killed 12 people and injured three others. He was fatally shot by a Washington Metropolitan police officer.
Williams recently moved back into Building 197, which was the scene of the attack two years ago.
"It was kind of surreal being back in there but we figured we could get back to normal, back to our job, back to building ships," Williams said outside a police barricade near Navy Yard with a helicopter patrolling overhead. "And here we are again."
Williams said officials had taken several precautionary measures since the previous attack to beef up safety, including alarm systems and random bag checks.
"I'm not necessarily saying I feel unsafe but it's concerning that these things can happen on base," he said.
Scott Corsano, a Navy contractor, works in Building 197, where he said someone reported a shooter near the entrance.
He said someone started yelling for everyone to go into lockdown after the report.
Corsano, who works on the third floor, said he never heard gunshots. He said they were in lockdown for about 45 minutes.
"I wasn't too worried about it," he said. "I was just waiting to see what it was going to be."
U.S. Park Police, U.S. Marshals and Homeland Security officers quickly responded to the scene and local roads were closed.
The Navy yard is located on the Anacostia River, south of the National Mall. The nearby U.S. Department of Transportation building was also placed on lockdown as a precaution.
The Washington Navy Yard is a ceremonial and administrative site for the U.S. Navy, located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The Yard also houses the Chief of Naval Operations and serves as the headquarters for the Naval Sea Systems Command, the Department of Naval History and several other naval facilities.
Established in 1799, the Yard is the oldest shore establishment for the U.S. Navy.
Contributing: Tyler Pager in Washington
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U.S. Park Police are responding to the Washington D.C. Navy Yard. There are reports of an active shooter. WUSA
LOCKDOWN AT NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D.C.Navy Yard shooter report 'brings back painful memories' | 00:41Lt. Commander Scott Williams speaks on the reports of a Navy yard shooting in Washington. The 41-acre facility was the scene of a mass killing by a lone gunman in 2013. VPC
LOCKDOWN AT NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D.C.Reports: No shots fired, no injuries at Navy Yard | 01:19Officials in the Washington D.C. area are now reporting that there was never an active shooter at the Navy Yard. It was placed on lockdown Thursday following an unconfirmed report of an active shooter. VPC
LOCKDOWN AT NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D.C.Navy Yard employee describes evacuation from building | 02:13Mark Woods says he works in Building 197 in the Washington Navy Yard and describes the evacuation to the streets, as there were reports of an active shooter. Woods said workers were told to shelter in their offices and turn off the lights before the USA TODAY
LOCKDOWN AT NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D.C.Washington Navy Yard placed on lockdown | 00:49Reports of an active shooter at the Washington Navy Yard came in around 7:30 a.m. local time. No injuries have been reported.
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LOCKDOWN AT NAVY YARD IN WASHINGTON D.C.Navy Yard in Washington on lockdown | 00:13The Navy Yard, located less than a mile south of the U.S. Capitol, was placed on lockdown Thursday following an unconfirmed report of an active shooter. Instagram user @elleceepee captured this video of the scene. USA TODAY
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