Police: No Indication Of Shooter On Walter Reed's Campus
BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) -- Operations at Walter Reed National Military Center are back to normal. Reports of a possible gunshot put the facility on lockdown.
Christie Ileto reports it's the second time in a week there's been a massive police response at a military facility.
Employees and visitors spent more than three hours in lockdown. Some hid in cafeterias and others in conference rooms---all relieved that this was a false report.
Another scare of a reported shooting, this time at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda.
"And we hear that there's an active shooter alert, so we're told to get inside, undercover, get down," said one woman.
The focal point of a massive police search was a 20 story tower, building one. After sweeping through 243 acres, the search failed to confirm the report.
"Very much [relieved]," said one man.
This comes four days after a similar false report at Navy Yard.
"You got to be very cautious," said another man. "It might be a prank...you never know."
Patient care had been suspended for the rest of the day, due to police activity.