US Navy headquarters locked down, no evidence of shooting

As reported by the media, it has been determined that there is no evidence of a shooting at the US Navy headquarters, and no arrests have been made, Patria reports.

Gunshots were heard at the US Navy headquarters in Washington, after which the complex was locked down, said Navy spokesman Pedro Rodriguez, as reported by the Bosnian news agency Patria.

The Navy headquarters, a former shipyard in the southeastern part of Washington, is the oldest facility of its kind in the US Navy.

Police are searching the area for an armed person, CNN reports. The facility is located on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, just a few kilometers from the White House.

A mass shooting occurred at this complex in September 2013, when a Marine veteran killed 12 people and wounded four, media recall.