DC Military Base Locked Down Until Armed Man Detained

DC Military Base Locked Down Until Armed Man Detained
Security personnel stand at an entrance to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling during a lockdown in Washington on Aug. 13, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—A military base in the nation’s capital was locked down for about two hours Friday, after an armed man ran onto the grounds during a local police investigation of gunshots on the streets surrounding the base.

A statement from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling said the man’s firearm was discovered after the intrusion, and the intruder himself was detained around 2:45 p.m. during “a thorough sweep of the installation.”