The U.S. Naval Academy and a nearby base in Maryland are on lockdown amid unconfirmed reports of a threat and shots fired on campus.
“Naval Support Activity Annapolis, in coordination with local law enforcement, is currently responding to reports of threats made to the Naval Academy,” a spokesperson told WBAL. “The base is on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. This is a developing situation and we will provide updates as they become available.”
Campus sources told Fox News a midshipman who had been kicked out of the service academy had returned to Annapolis with a weapon, and that shots were fired inside Bancroft Hall, a large student dormitory.
“The shooter is knocking on doors pretending to be a military policeman,” a source told the broadcaster.
Aerial news footage showed police officers with long guns and body armor running outside a campus building.
The lockdown comes the same day police responded to a bomb threat ultimately deemed non-credible against the Democratic National Committee headquarters in nearby Washington, and a day after an unknown gunman assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
