A midshipman was shot on Thursday after a mistaken officer was in the Naval Academy lockdown.
Authorities confirmed on Thursday that law enforcement shot a midshipman in the evening after mistaking an officer for a threat while a lockdown at the Naval Academy in the United States was ongoing.
NBC News reported that the tragedy started in the evening, around 5 p.m., when the naval academy proceeded into lockdown because of threats issued by an ex-midshipman who had been fired.
Those in charge of investigating the incidents mentioned that the threat was released on social media platforms with the aid of an anonymous IP address that seems to have emanated from the campus.
Popular among the agencies that joined local law enforcement to contain the incident is the Naval Support Activity Annapolis.
Naval Support Activity Annapolis issued that the base remain on lockdown in order to ensure more caution, as it concluded that it is a developing situation and updates will be shared as they come in.
People were seen running into a building that is owned by the Naval Academy with their hands raised. The video was shared by SkyTeam 11.
A midshipman attacked an officer with a weapon used for training as Naval Security Forces were tidying an apartment while a shelter-in-place order was ongoing. NBC News stated that the midshipman was mistaken for a threat.
In order to contain the threat, law enforcement fired a shot that hit the midshipman, who was later rushed to a hospital by Maryland State Police. He is now confirmed to be in a stable situation.
The office of Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland confirmed at around 6:30 p.m. that no credible threat had been posed to the Naval Academy.
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