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 victim flown by helicopter from campus was in stable condition Thursday night, the Navy official said.
A statement released Friday revealed the Naval Academy has been given the all clear, CNN reported.
“One person was injured while Naval Security Forces were clearing a building. One person has been medevaced with injuries. They are in stable condition,” the statement from Naval Support Activity in Annapolis read.
The academy was closed to the public Friday, according to another statement.
The incident comes as concerns are heightened following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this week.
Kirk died in a shooting as he spoke at a Utah college campus event. There has also been a wave of active shooter hoaxes at college campuses across the country.
