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No Sign of Shooter at Naval Medical Center

San Diego facility had advised people 'to run, hide or fight'
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 26, 2016 10:54 AM CST
Updated Jan 26, 2016 12:13 PM CST
'Active Shooter' Reported at Naval Medical Center
Law enforcement personnel wait by the parking garage in front of Building 26 on the campus of Naval Medical Center San Diego Tuesday.   (John Gastaldo /The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Scary reports circulated this afternoon about shots fired at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, though so far there's no confirmation of any shooter. The alerts went out about noon Eastern when the facility posted a message on Facebook saying that an "active shooter has just been reported" at a building on the sprawling complex. It added this all-too-modern warning: "All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight." However, an initial sweep has turned up nothing, reports NBC News. The AP notes that the report of three gunshots fired in the basement of the building came from a single person, and the facility's spokesman is not confirming that an active shooter exists. (More Navy stories.)

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