Two people, including a midshipman, were injured at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, when Naval Security Forces were clearing a building in response to “reports of suspicious activity on the Naval Academy grounds,” a Navy official said.
The Naval Academy was put on lockdown due to an unspecified threat on Thursday, although that was later lifted. The Naval Academy confirmed on Friday that there was was no active shooter.
The midshipman, who has not been identified, was shot in the shoulder. He was taken to a hospital and released on Friday. A member of the naval security force received “mild injuries” and got medical treatment, the Naval Academy said in a statement on Friday. although it did not provide any additional information on the nature of the incident.
“While Naval Support Activity has resumed normal operations, general public visitation to the Academy remains closed for today,” the statement continued.
The school did not provide any additional information what caused Naval Support Activity Annapolis to go into lockdown, or what led to the two people being injured.
Earlier on Thursday, Navy officials issued a statement that the Naval Academy had been placed on lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” following reports of threats against the academy.
As word spread on the campus, inside the academy’s Bancroft Hall, upperclassmen and brigade leaders rapidly took accountability of their companies and platoons in person, by phone and text, passing upwards through the brigade’s chain of command any instance of a student who could not be immediately located, Task & Purpose confirmed.
The Naval Academy said on Friday that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and law enforcement are investigating the incident.
Update: 9/12/2025; This article has been updated with a new statement from the Naval Academy.
