(Quantico)- A shots fired call put Marine Corps Quantico on lockdown for nearly two hours Thursday, but officials determined the noise was propably a vehicle backfiring. It started about 12:35 p.m., when base security dispatch received a report of five shots fired in the Lyman Park housing area behind the commissary. Base personnel and residents were notified to shelter in place and the base went on full Code Red, with no one allowed in or out. The all clear was given at 2:30 p.m. No evidence of shots being fired was identified, and no injuries were reported.
The Marine Corps Base at Quantico (MCBQ) issued a "Code Red" lockdown Thursday afternoon while law enforcement carried out unspecified operations.