Dave Sweet
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Fairfax County Police tweeted confirmation of shots fired at 5109 Leesburg Pike at on Wednesday:
We are investigating a report of shots heard at 5109 Leesburg Pike. Nothing confirmed. No suspect, no victims located at this point.
— FairfaxCounty Police (@fairfaxpolice) October 15, 2015
The initial report worried people living and working in the surrounding Falls Church area, unsure whether or not there was an active shooter situation. Minutes later Fairfax Police clarified they were responding to an “active shooter drill.”
Information NOW CONFRIMED is that 5109 Leesburg Pk was the scene of an Active Shooter DRILL. pic.twitter.com/bqqqMZQERY
— FairfaxCounty Police (@fairfaxpolice) October 15, 2015
The building at 5109 Leesburg Pike is called the Skyline complex and hosts several government agencies and private companies. One of the federal agencies was conducting the drill, according to the Washington Post, but didn’t notify anyone in the building prior to the drill.
(Photo: asbca.org)
