As reports from the Navy Yard shooting continue to develop, there are also unconfirmed reports of possible shots fired at Bolling Air Force Base:
ABC reporting shots fired at Bolling Air Force Base, miles away. Cited police source.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) September 16, 2013
RT @HotlineJosh: ABC reporting shots fired at Bolling Air Force Base, miles away. Cited police source.
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) September 16, 2013
BREAKING — WJLA-TV: Emergency services responding to *unconfirmed* reports of shots fired at Bolling Air Force Base in DC
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) September 16, 2013
WMAL radio in DC, citing ABC, now says shots fired at Bolling Air Force Base in DC. If true, this becomes an official WTF! event.
— Matthew Vadum (@vadum) September 16, 2013
But there are conflicting reports from other outlets:
Please be true. RT @ryanjreilly Bolling Air Force Base spokesman tells me no shooting there, despite scanner traffic (and ABC report).
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 16, 2013
Hope this is true. RT @Illusion1382: @BenHowe @HotlineJosh spokesman at base said reports are false despite scanner traffic
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/nicolejpearce/status/379630681598332930
Reports of second shooting at Bolling Air Base is being denied by base spokesperson
— Louis Klarevas (@Klarevas) September 16, 2013
We certainly hope no one at Bolling has been hurt. We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update:
Fortunately, it looks like earlier reports of the shooting were false:
DC spokeswoman just confirmed on NBC 4 "NO shooting at Bolling."
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 16, 2013
MPD presser: NO PRESSER, and NO SHOOTING AT BOLLING.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 16, 2013
@kerrence WaPo just said that the announcements of Bolling AFB are a hoax. They were on lockdown bc of proximity to Navy Yard
— klm and some numbers (@klmnumbers) September 16, 2013
"@ChadPergram: NO INCIDENT at Bolling AFB in DC after shootings at Washington Navy Yard."
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 16, 2013
Rumors of a shooting at Bolling AFB have been confirmed to be false.
— Michael Hoffman (@_MichaelHoffman) September 16, 2013