DC military base on lockdown after report of armed person

By MICHAEL BALSAMO

WASHINGTON (AP) — A subject basal successful Washington has been placed connected lockdown aft a study that an equipped idiosyncratic was spotted connected the base.

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling posted a enactment connected its Facebook leafage Friday that the basal was being placed connected lockdown. The announcement said the idiosyncratic was spotted connected the southbound broadside of the base.

“If you brushwood the idiosyncratic and person a harmless route, RUN. If you bash not person a harmless way to run, HIDE. Barricade your door, crook disconnected the lights and your compartment telephone ringer, and stay silent,” the station said. “If you are hiding, hole to FIGHT.”

The Facebook announcement said the “description of the individual” being sought “is a achromatic antheral with a mean physique carrying a Gucci Bag.” The basal said officials had accusation that the ”individual is believed to beryllium armed.”

The basal aboriginal said successful an updated station that authorities were looking for 2 people: “One idiosyncratic is simply a achromatic male, mean physique with dreads wearing ripped bluish jeans and with dreads. The 2nd idiosyncratic is simply a achromatic antheral wearing greenish pants and a achromatic top. He whitethorn beryllium injured.”

Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said D.C. officers were responding to a study of shots heard adjacent the basal erstwhile the suspects ran onto the base. Police said they had nary reports of immoderate shooting victims.

The 905-acre basal successful southeast Washington houses Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard units, on with the Washington tract bureau of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the office of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The basal besides serves arsenic the guardant operating presumption for Marine HMX-1, the statesmanlike chopper squadron.