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Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after unauthorized person seen with rifle

National · Keith L. Alexander · last updated

Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after unauthorized person seen with rifle - The Washington Post

Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon after an unauthorized individual was seen walking on the base with a rifle.

At around 2:30 pm, JBA went on lockdown after armed individual was reported near base housing. There is NO active shooter; NO shots have been fired. No injuries or deaths reported. Incident is ongoing.— Joint Base Andrews (@Andrews_JBA)
March 30, 2023

In a Facebook message, the base reported: “An armed individual has been reported near base housing. Stay away from base housing.” The message described the person as “a white male, wearing a purple sweatshirt, black shorts, carrying a ar-15 style rifle with no orange tip.”

Yumul said she had no additional information about the person with the rifle. Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is the home airport of the President’s Air Force One.

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