Right now on news4 this week, a false alarm. Well explain what sent joint base andrews into lockdown right before a scheduled active drill. Big money. A bridge in danger of closing finally gets a federal grant for muchneeded repairs. And fireworks in the fall. It wasnt the prettiest show ever. But it did happen, despite a dreary fourth of july. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hi, everyone, im chris lawrence. We start with a day of confusion at joint base andrews. A scheduled drill, an armed patrol, and a vigilant person, all lead to a long lockdown on the base. Prince georges county bureau chief Tracee Wilkins explains what went wrong and what went right. Reporter just after 10 00 a. M. , people are taken out of malcolm grove medical facility in joint base andrews,some with their hands up. All i have is a report of an active shooter. Reporter colonel Ryan Freeland was locked outside of the base due to the shutdown. Just praying for my colleagues who are in there, barricaded behin
Right. Reporter just after 10 00 a. M. , people are taken out of malcolm grove medical facility in joint base andrews,some with their hands up. All i have is a report of an active shooter. Reporter colonel Ryan Freeland was locked outside of the base due to the shutdown. Just praying for my colleagues who are in there, barricaded behind locked doors. Reporter it would soon be discovered there was no gunman. Most ironic, the base was preparing for an active Shooter Drill on the other side of the base. Adding to the confusion when the report was made of an active shooter. Joint base andrews released a statement describing what unfolded this way joint base andrews was scheduled to conduct a nonotice active shooter exercise however reports of a real world active shooter situation were miscommunicated. There was a were conducting a recent inspection of the medical facility which caused the call. Base officials arent saying who made the call. The Medical Center is used by active and nonactiv
Police tell us his mothers boyfriend attacked him with a kitchen knife. That boy had just begun his freshman year at Potomac High School. News 4s Mark Segraves is there and just spoke to the boys mother. Mark, this is heartbreaking. Reporter jim, as you can imagine, a very emotional day here at Potomac High School in Prince Georges County where grief counselors have been available all day for students. As withdrew said, 14yearold Keyshaun Mason was a member of the Football Team here at Potomac High School. It was yesterday morning about 7 30 when Police Arrived at the familys apartment in oxen hill, and thats where they found the 14yearold Keyshaun Mason dead of stab wounds. According to Court Documents masons mother and her livein boyfriend, Sean Crawford, had gotten in an argument that lasted all night and thats when mason and his 18yearold brother tried to intervene and protect their mother. At that point, according to police, crawford took a kitchen knife and the woman and barricad