Police Issue 'All Clear' At Washington Navy Yard

By Krishnadev Calamur / NPR

Published July 2, 2015 at 3:09 AM PDT

This story was published more than 8 years ago.

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Police vehicles block off a road near the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A lockdown is underway at the Navy Yard campus after a report of an incident.

Updated at 10:32 a.m. ET

The Washington, D.C., Police Department has issued an "all clear" at the Washington Navy Yard, the scene of a 2013 mass shooting, where there was a report today of possible gunshots.

The U.S. Navy also confirmed there was no sign of a shooting.

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All personnel OK," the Navy said in a tweet. "Follow on NCIS investigation ongoing."

The report that came in about 7:30 a.m. resulted in a lockdown/shelter-in-place at the Navy Yard.

Police, the FBI, federal marshals and ambulances swarmed to the scene, and NBC News reported: "A first security sweep of the Navy Yard buildings found no evidence of a gunman." Police blocked nearby streets.

In 2013, a mass shooting at the Navy Yard killed 12 people, along with the gunman.