Active shooter reported at Naval Medical Center San Diego: center

[mountaineer]

Another gun-free zone?

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - An active shooter was reported at the Naval Medical Center San Diego on Tuesday, according to a post on the medical center's Facebook page.

San Diego police spokesman Officer Travis Easter said police had received a report of a shooter from officials at the medical center, but that they had not requested any assistance and so no officer had been sent to the scene.

The post on the medical center's Facebook page advised occupants to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response staff were asked to stay away from the compound. The shooter was reported in building #26, the post said.

A representative for the medical center could not immediately be reached for comment.

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[Free Vulcan]

This is something like the 3rd or 4th Naval installation in the last couple of years?

[mountaineer]

Report of ‘active shooter’ at Navy medical center in San Diego
By Mark Berman January 26 at 11:44 AM
WashPost


An active shooter has been reported at a building at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego.

The medical center posted on its Facebook page shortly after 8 a.m. local time that an active shooter had been reported in a building at the facility.

“All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight,” the message stated.

Non-emergency personnel were urged to stay away from the facility.

Military police contacted the San Diego Police Department shortly after 8 a.m. and told them that shots were fired at the installation, but the local police department was not asked for its assistance, a spokesman said.

“They told us when they called in that we’re not needed at this time,” Officer Travis Easter, a San Diego police spokesman, said in a telephone interview.

The medical center has a staff of more than 6,500 people, including military, civilians, contractors and volunteers, according to its site. The facility spans 1.2 million square feet in the city’s Balboa Park, and on an average day there are thousands of patient visits for medical or dental treatment.

This is a developing story and we will update it as we learn more. First published: 11:30 a.m.

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NBC Los Angeles:

Naval Medical Center San Diego warned of a possible active shooter at the military hospital Tuesday morning and urged those at the facility to "run, hide or fight."

NMCSD posted the following notice to its Facebook page around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday:

“**!ATTENTION!** An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound, located at 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134.”

**!ATTENTION!** An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All...
Posted by Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) confirmed that officials at NMCSD reported shots fired in the facility, but could not offer further details at this time.

NMCSD advised all personnel to not report to work and avoid the area. Officials at the facility told NBC 7 that, as far as they know, this is not an active shooter drill or training.

At around 8:30 a.m., two California Highway Patrol officers were seen entering the facility through an emergency room entrance near Florida Drive. A steady stream of other patrol cars from multiple agencies could then be seen flowing into the area surrounding the military hospital.

By 8:45 a.m., a SWAT truck was seen storming the facility.

Naval Base Point Loma has been placed on lockdown, military officials said.

Officials at the nearby San Diego City College said officers have set up a perimeter around the campus, but, as of 8:50 a.m., it is not on lockdown.

Officials at Naval Base Coronado said that facility is not on lockdown either.

According to the NMCSD’s website, a fitness center is located near building 26 -- the site of the reported active shooting. The Liberty Center is also located near building 26, a center that offers recreational activities for all active duty service members and NMCSD ID cardholders, including a cyber café, billiards tables, a music room and a 25-seat movie theater.

NMCSD staff is comprised of more than 6,500 military, civilian, contractor and volunteer personnel. The 272-bed, multispecialty hospital and ambulatory complex is located on 78.4 acres in the southeast corner of Balboa Park, about 2.5 miles from downtown San Diego.

NMCSD personnel deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Djibouti and aboard the USNS Mercy. The facility is affiliated with 19 civilian nursing schools, training more than 400 students per year in clinical rotations.

NBC 7 is at the scene. We'll bring you updates on air and online as the situation unfolds.

Since officials have shut down access to the area, traffic is backed up for miles.

More at link, including live video

[mountaineer]

Updates being posted at NBC San Diego 7

[mountaineer]

No evidence of shots fired at Naval Medical Center: officials

Never mind.

[katzenjammer]

Thanks for keeping us updated on that.  Not surprising in this day and age. 

[Wingnut]

No evidence of shots fired at Naval Medical Center: officials

Never mind.

Don't worry, There is always tomorrow? 

_{He said sadly, toeing an imaginary dirt clod as he turns and walks slowly away}