Midshipman Shot During Lockdown at Naval Academy
A midshipman was shot Thursday at the U.S. Naval Academy while it was on lockdown. The lockdown was precipitated by online threats from someone who had been kicked out of the institution located at Annapolis, Maryland…
A midshipman was shot Thursday at the U.S. Naval Academy while it was on lockdown.
The lockdown was precipitated by online threats from someone who had been kicked out of the institution located at Annapolis, Maryland, a source told NBC News.
The Shooting happened after the Naval student mistook a law enforcement officer for a threat and hit the officer with a parade rifle used for training, per the source.
The law enforcement officer shot the student, who was hospitalized and is expected to be OK, the source said.
A video showed someone being wheeled out on a stretcher to a state police helicopter.
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The suspect was not on campus but used an IP address to make it look as though he was, according to the source. The suspect was home at the time, the source said.
Naval Support Activity Annapolis security and local law enforcement responded to the academy at 5:07 p.m., a Navy official said.
The Shooting