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Update: No evidence of gunfire at Walter Reed Medical Center after lockdown, search

Posted at 11:37 AM, Jul 06, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-06 13:39:58-04

Bethesda, Md. – Federal and local authorities investigated reports of a single gunshot heard on the campus of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda Monday morning, but found no evidence of a shooting.

Montgomery County Police say there was no evidence of gunshots and no injuries reported and the search of the tower was completed at 1:30pm.

At this time, the reports have not been confirmed.

Montgomery County Police tweeted that they are assisting in the response. Calls reporting the single gunshot were received at 10:48 a.m. They also reiterated that no incident has been confirmed yet.

Additional details will be posted as they become available.