The couple left the military base for the Naval Observatory on Marine Two after which the site was locked down, NPR’s White House correspondent Scott Detrow initially tweeted. The Maryland security base Joint Base Andrews, from where Ms Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, had just taken off, was sealed off, according to reports. No shots were fired and there are no immediate reports of injuries and casualties.
The other intruder is still at large, the officials said. Two individuals fled the vehicle, and one was apprehended by 316th SFG.” “At approximately 9pm today, one vehicle drove through the security checkpoint and failed to adhere to commands of security personnel at the Main Gate on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland,” officials from the military base said in a statement.Ĭonfirming the arrest of one of the intruders, officials said: “The 316 Security Forces Group immediately deployed the barriers and stopped the vehicle. Base traffic is being diverted to the Virginia Gate.Officials at the Joint Base Andrews arrested one of the two armed intruders who caused a security breach at the military base on Sunday shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris and several cabinet members arrived there. The main gate remains closed at this time. We will post updates to this page as more details are confirmed. There is not an active shooter situation at Joint Base Andrews however, the intruder’s whereabouts are currently unknown. We can confirm that the individual who was apprehended had a weapon, but no shots have been fired. Two individuals fled the vehicle, and one was apprehended by 316th SFG. The 316th Security Forces Group immediately deployed the barriers and stopped the vehicle. today, one vehicle drove through the security checkpoint and failed to adhere to commands of security personnel at the Main Gate on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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UPDATE 10:58 ET: Joint Base Andrews post updates on the situation President Biden was not at the facility when the incident occurred, and Vice President Kamala Harris had already left on Marine Two. Joint Base Andrews is located in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and serves as the home base for several planes used by the President of the United States. Still waiting on clear info re: scope of this VP & several cabinet officers had just landed here after trip to Selma but all are off base safely Joint Base Andrews is on lockdown due to armed individual Scott Detrow, the NPR reporter, posted all the important information of the security incident at Joint Base Andrews in a new update:ĪLL KEY INFO IN ONE TWEET (since seeing stuff reposted out of context) “But again this is from someone who just came on our shuttle, not an official statement.”Īccording to Zeke Miller, an Associated Press White House reporter, all Cabinet members have been declared safe or have left the base. “The soldier who searched tells us this is a confirmed armed individual but no shots fired,” wrote Detrow. However, according to NBC Washington reporter, authorities are on the lookout for an armed intruder at the military base, there is no shooting incident and neither an active shooter situation. Guards stopped a shuttle of reporters at the base where Air Force One takes off, according to local reporters on the scene.Īccording to NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow, the base was placed on lockdown “due to reports of an active shooter.” has been placed on lockdown while security forces investigate reports of an armed individual at the military base. According to reports, Joint Base Andrews near Washington, D.C.
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