Alerts about an active shooter at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center caused patients and a U. S. congressman to fear the worst on Tuesday, but the Pentagon said they were part of an “exercise.”
WASHINGTON — Alerts about an active shooter at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland caused patients and a U. S. congressman to fear the worst on Tuesday, but the Pentagon said they were part of an “exercise.”
Lt. Col. Audricia Harris, a Pentagon spokesperson, told CNBC on Tuesday that the reports of an active shooter were part of a drill. The U. S. Navy later tweeted that it was an “ad hoc drill.”
“CONFIRMED: No active shooter at Naval Support Activity Bethesda,” the Navy said in the post. “Was ad hoc drill by tenant command.”
But shortly after the Navy statement, NSA Bethesda, which is home to the hospital, posted a series of messages on Twitter saying that it had investigated the incident and concluded it was not a scheduled drill.
