Police said on Monday there was no evidence of gunshots and no injuries reported after officers searched a 20-story tower at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington.
Montgomery County police said a 911 call reporting hearing a single shot inside Building 1, the original hospital on the campus in Bethesda, came from the tower on Monday morning.
Spokeswoman Natasha Plotnikov said police would now bring in dogs to search the building for explosives. She said people were still sheltering in place.
The navy’s website warned that the campus was on lockdown after a report of an active shooter.
Roads around the facility were closed for hours but later opened. Police and the navy tweeted that all patient care at the facility had been suspended for the day.
Local television coverage showed police cars parked by the building and people walking away from it. Helicopters were circling above.
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