Sailors caught on Navy base with fake guns
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
POINT LOMA — Two sailors who were shooting pellet guns were taken into custody at Naval Base Point Loma after a person mistook the guns as real, prompting parts of the base to shelter in place Thursday, a Navy spokesman said.
A person reported seeing a sailor brandishing what they thought was a weapon at the base on Rosecrans Street about 10 a.m., base spokesman Lt. Commander Steve Ruh said. No gunshots were reported.
Base security and a multi-agency task force were notified of the incident, which includes Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Naval security forces, FBI SWAT members and San Diego police, Ruh said. A shelter-in-place order was also issued for parts of the base, a Navy spokesman said. A lock down was never in place.
Authorities determined where the sailor who was seen lived. Following a phone call from his Master Chief, the sailor and another sailor were taken into custody without incident, Ruh said. They are both junior enlisted personnel.
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I think that is more accurately stated, "They were both junior enlisted personnel. "
