It’s being reported that a Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas went on lockdown this morning at 7:30 local time and told people to remain in place. Another alert came out that a suspect was in custody:
FOX NEWS – A Naval air station in Texas is on lockdown and a suspect is in custody, officials said Wednesday, nearly a week after a Saudi national opened fire at a base in Pensacola, Florida, killing three and wounding eight more.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi issued a warning Wednesday morning at around 7:30, urging members of the base to “remain in place.”
“THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the message read. “Shelter in place. Base on lockdown.”
Several minutes later, officials posted an update that a suspect was in custody.
“We will lift lockdown when we’ve ensured the scene is safe. Remain in place.”
Circumstances surrounding the lockdown were not immediately clear but it comes just days after a Saudi national went on a shooting spree at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three U.S. sailors and injuring eight more.
Here’s the actual alert that was sent out on Facebook:
We don’t yet know anything about this other than what you see above. I’ve been searching Twitter but so far I can’t find anything new on this. I hope this means that no lives were lost and no shots were fired by whomever this suspect is.
But obviously this is concerning because of what happened in Pensacola, knowing that just yesterday the Navy suspended the Saudi training program. We’ll update you on this as soon as we have more…
UPDATE: The Navy says no shots were fired, no one was injured, and that this likely isn’t connected to what happened at Pensacola:
UPDATE: The base lockdown at NAS Corpus Christi has been lifted. Base security has an individual in custody. No shots were fired. No injuries have been reported. At this time there is no indication today’s incident is connected to Friday’s shooting at NAS Pensacola. https://t.co/cQTV0ckcvC
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) December 11, 2019