No Signs of Shooting at Navy Yard

No shots were fired Thursday morning at the Washington Navy Yard, according to Navy officials.

An initial call at 7:29 a.m. of shots fired put the entire area on lockdown and sent area police en masse to the scene. It was the same site as a 2013 shooting spree that left 12 dead.

NCIS agents and other law enforcement searched the building and all personnel were safe and accounted for.

At 7:29 a.m. a call was placed from a building inside the Washington Navy Yard reporting possible gun shots. Navy Yard officials called partner law enforcement agencies for assistance.

“The Washington Navy Yard and law enforcement agencies have trained to respond to this type of situation,” according to a U.S. Navy release. “This resulted in an organized search of the facilities by first responders.”

A police source tells WUSA9’s Garrett Haake that the initial report may have been prompted by an employee who mistook a loud noise for gunfire.

Navy Yard workers received automated texts instructing them to shelter in place, according to WTOP.

Police and fire vehicles filling the street on Thursday were a frightening reminder of the same scene in September 2013 when 12 people were killed in a shooting spree.

Through hours of searching the building, military personnel and contractors hid from the gunman. Police eventually cornered and killed the shooter, contractor Aaron Alexis.

Photo: Emergency and law enforcement vehicles block M Street in SE Washington, D.C. in front of the Washington Navy Yard. The Navy Yard, located less than a mile south of the U.S. Capitol, was placed on lockdown following an unconfirmed report of an active shooter. (U.S. Navy photo by Oscar Sosa)