Lockdown lifted at military base in US
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A MILITARY post near Washington said a lockdown was lifted yesterday except for a medical building where an active shooter was reported earlier in the day.
Joint Base Andrews said in a tweet about 10:20am that the all-clear was given for the base except for the medical building. The base did not say why the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility remained on lockdown.
A law enforcement official says no active shooter was found at the military post outside Washington.
The base was placed on lockdown about 9am after an active shooter was reported. The base is home to Air Force One and is about 32 kilometers from Washington. Even after the lockdown, it was not immediately clear if any shots had been fired.
Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to leave from Andrews in the morning, but his trip was delayed by the lockdown.
The vice president’s office said he was waiting out the delay at his residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington.
Biden was due in Columbus, Ohio, for a midday campaign event for Gov. Ted Strickland.
The president, vice president and other senior government officials fly in and out of Joint Base Andrews.
President Barack Obama was last at the base on Wednesday night when he returned from a trip to Ottawa, Canada.
Earlier yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said there was an “unfolding situation” at the base but provided no other details.
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