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Lockdown at US Marine Corps Training Center Lifted After Weapon 'Inadvertently Discharged'
Lockdown at US Marine Corps Training Center Lifted After Weapon 'Inadvertently Discharged'
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The lockdown initially enacted at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at the Twentynine Palms base in California has been... 23.05.2022, Sputnik International
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An updated statement from the Combat Center's social media account revealed that the lockdown alert had been cleared after officials determined that a firearm has been "inadvertently discharged."Officials further detailed that the incident remains under investigation.The reports of shots fired came in at 8:52 a.m. local time and came in anonymously, the center earlier indicated.The MCAGCC at Twentynine Palms is the largest US Marine Corps base, covering over 900 square miles and containing a population of over 8,400 people.
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Lockdown at US Marine Corps Training Center Lifted After Weapon 'Inadvertently Discharged'
18:30 GMT 23.05.2022 (Updated: 20:37 GMT 23.05.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The lockdown initially enacted at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at the Twentynine Palms base in California has been lifted after earlier reports surfaced of shots fired.
An updated
statement from the Combat Center's social media account revealed that the lockdown alert had been cleared after officials determined that a firearm has been "inadvertently discharged."
"As of 1220 PM the MCAGCC Shelter In Place order has been lifted. The installation is secure and base personnel are free to resume activity," reads the center's tweeted update. "No injuries have been reported."
Officials further detailed that the incident remains under investigation.
The reports of shots fired came in at 8:52 a.m. local time and came in anonymously, the center earlier indicated.
The MCAGCC at Twentynine Palms is the largest US Marine Corps base, covering over 900 square miles and containing a population of over 8,400 people.
