Crime & Safety
Balboa Medical Center Shelter-In-Place Ends
The hours-long ordeal is finally over for staff and patients.
The Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego has received the all clear, some six hours after a shelter in place order was issued.
The order came after a phone call was received saying that a man with a gun had been spotted. What followed was a meticulous, room-by-room search of building one at the hospital. No gunman or weapons were found.
Balboa originally reported in a Facebook post that an armed man was seen on the premises but that was later revised.
No one new was allowed onto the hospital grounds, causing huge traffic tie-ups in the area.
San Diego Unified School District reports that no schools were locked down as a result of the situation.
If you missed an appointment because of the shelter-in-place order, you will be rescheduled, according to a Navy spokesman.
****** CODE WHITE ******A staff member reported seeing an armed man on 4-West. No shots have been fired. Security is...
Posted by Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Balboa Hospital opened in 1925 as a military hospital on land donated by the City. It played an important role in treating wounded service members during World War II and the Vietnam War. The current facility was built in the 1980s, officially opening in 1988.
--Image via Naval Medical Center in San Diego Facebook Page
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