Saturday, September 13, 2025

False threat led to Naval Academy Shooting and Lockdown

Article Title: False threat led to Naval Academy lockdown and then mistaken shooting

Article Excerpt: "...ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A post on an anonymous chat platform triggered a lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy this week, and authorities investigating what turned out to be a false report of a gunman then shot and injured a midshipman who had mistaken them as a threat, a military official said Friday. ..."

Reference Source: www.navytimes.com