(NEXSTAR) — The United States Naval Academy, located in Annapolis, Maryland, was locked down Thursday evening as the military school’s security and law enforcement responded to the area.
Thursday night, Naval Support Activity Annapolis, the academy’s security organization, posted that just after 5 p.m. ET, officials and local law enforcement responded to “reports of suspicious activity” on academy grounds.
“There is no active shooter threat,” NSAA said Thursday.
The Academy said, however, that one person was injured while security forces were clearing a building and that they were medevaced with injuries. The NSAA said they are in stable condition.
The report came after an afternoon of threats against schools across the country, including against several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) earlier in the day. Though the FBI said Thursday night it had determined the threats were not credible, some schools have already locked down campus activities through the weekend out of caution.
While it’s not known if there is any correlation between the barrage of threats and the Wednesday fatal shooting of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk, they represent the latest potentially violent attacks faced by colleges and universities across the country.
The naval academy is located about 30 miles from Washington, D.C.
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