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UPDATE: Officials have confirmed that as of 5:15 p.m. the lockdown has been partially lifted and will be completely lifted at 6:00 p.m. They say no suspect has been arrested and everyone will be searched when leaving the base.
What was originally reported as an active shooter situation at Joint Base Andrews (fka Andrews Airforce Base) in Maryland, outside of Washington DC has put the base into lockdown and service members have been told to shelter in place.
At around 2:37 p.m. on Thursday, the base sent out an emergency alert to service members, advising that there was an armed individual, but it has since been clarified by the base that no shots have been fired.
The suspect is carrying an AR-15-style rifle and is described as a white male wearing a purple sweatshirt and black shorts.
The alert asked service members to call 911 and ask to be connected to base security if they see anyone moving around.
"Security Forces, foot and mobile patrols are out looking for the suspect," the alert said in an update. The Base said the suspect was spotted near base housing, which is used to house enlisted military personnel and their family members.
Last year, the base shut down after two individuals, one armed, breached the security perimeter. That incident took place shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris' plane had taken off.
Live streamed footage by local media appeared to show base law enforcement take someone into custody near a pond at a park on the base.
The video shows the individual lying next to the pond before officers arrive. It appears that the officers order the individual to stand up and walk towards them. No gun is visible in the grainy video, though officers appear to head toward the area the individual was lying before going out of frame.
Sputnik has reached out to Joint Base Andrews about the individual. Officials confirmed to other media outlets that no suspect was arrested in connection with the case, Joint Base Andrews has not responded to Sputnik's inquiries at press time.
At around 4:20, the Twitter account to Joint Base Andrews clarified that no shots had been fired and there were no injuries or deaths reported, but they stressed that the situation was "on going." As noted above, the lockdown has now been partially lifted and will be lifted completely at 6 p.m. the situation is no longer consider active.