US Navy yard in Washington on lockdown as gunshots reported
Shots have been reported in a building on the Washington Navy Yard campus, an official has said.
Navy spokesman Petty Officer 1st Class Pedro Rodriguez said that a lockdown is underway.
The Navy Yard, in south-east Washington, is the country's oldest naval installation.
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A heavy police and fire department presence begins blocks away from the Navy Yard, with roads blocked off and a helicopter hovering overhead.
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