San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown happened Thursday morning after a reported pellet gun shooting in the area. The San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown occurred for two hours after a sailor allegedly wielded a weapon that caused the San Diego Navy base to think it was harmful. As it turns out, the seemingly dangerous weapon turned out to be a pellet gun.
The San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown went on halt for more than two hours when the sailor on the base waved his weapon while on a room at the 6th floor of their barracks. As it happens however, officials said that the gun which caused the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown and the gun which the sailor waved from the barracks is only a pellet gun which he uses for recreational purposes.
The sailor who held the gun which caused the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown was unnamed. Commanding officer of Naval Base Point Loma, Capt. Scott Adams said that the sailor told authorities he fired the weapon at a mirror in a parking garage. Authorities were able to recover the pellets near the mirror.
According to the navy, the weapon which caused the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown was an airsoft gun. This gun is often used for games and simulated combat. According to Adams, the gun is "designed for sporting activity."
Base spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ruh said that somebody on the ground saw the sailor as he was brandishing the weapon from the sixth floor. This apparently caused the alarm hence the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown. Ruh added, "When you're looking up six floors, they resemble the real thing."
Another reason for the alarm over the sailor waving the airsoft gun and the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown is that less than a month ago, a shooting rampage occurred and the soldier who caused the rampage killed 3 people and wounded 16 others at Fort Hood in Texas.
The occurrence Thursday with the airsoft gun caused quick response from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, an FBI SWAT team and San Diego police. Adams said that all base personnel were ordered to stay inside and away from windows and doors after the initial report at 10 a.m. PDT. Officials said the sailor who caused the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown went to a nearby room joined another serviceman in the barracks.
The sailor eventually surrendered to Naval Criminal Investigative Service officials by 12:30 p.m. PDT, according to Adams. Both servicemen were taken into custody and are under investigation. Ruh said that everything "went flawlessly." He added, "You could not have had a better outcome. Fortunately, these sailors didn't have real weapons."
The Navy, in a press release said that the two servicemen fired weapons which caused the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown.
San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown caused alarm Thursday, but the quick response from authorities solved the problem immediately. Adams said that he didn't know the rank or history of the men. The sailors involved in the San Diego Navy Base shooting lockdown lived in the barracks housing junior enlisted servicemen.
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