UPDATES WITH ALL-CLEAR, CORRECTS DAY
By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON (AA) - Joint Base Andrews, the home base for Air Force One, has lifted a lockdown Thursday morning following an active shooter situation.
The incident at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility prompted the base to order all personnel to shelter in place.
That lockdown was lifted at roughly 10.30 a.m. (1430 GMT), about one and a half hours after it went into effect.
“"All Clear." The lock down on base has been lifted” the base tweeted, later moderating the statement in another tweet to say “with the exception of Malcolm Grow medical facility”.
The base was scheduled to conduct an active shooter exercise, but a call of a real world shooter prompted the emergency response.
"Because the report came in as a real active shooter we have to respond accordingly," the base said in a statement before lifting the lockdown.
When contacted by Anadolu Agency, Joint Base Andrews could not confirm if the exercise was to take place at the medical facility.
The base is located in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside of the nation's capital.