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, however an initial sweep of the sprawling facility found no sign of a shooting.


Just one witness reported hearing three shots in the basement of one of several buildings prompting a massive response from authorities.


Local authorities, assisted by Navy dogs and California Highway Patrol officers, scoured the building after the call came in around 8:00 am (1600 GMT) but there was no sign of a shooting or any reports of casualties, officials said.


"They did an initial sweep and they didn't find anything so they're doing a more extensive sweep," Navy spokesman Jon Nylander told AFP.


"They haven't found any signs of a shooting having taken place."


Authorities placed as police stood by with assault weapons at the ready, the hospital and surrounding buildings on lockdown and local news footage showed workers and patients in hospital garb -- in addition to service members in military attire -- filing from the facility using their hands lifted.


US law enforcement officers regularly train for "active shooter" scenarios where an armed individual goes on a rampage.



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.Naval Medical Center San Diego. (Department of Defense)

Naval Medical Center San Diego. (Department of Defense)

Such events have become all too common in America, still shaken shooting in San Bernardino, also in southern California.

In that case, a married couple inspired by Islamic State jihadists slaughtered 14 folks in the city east of La.


The Naval Medical Center was fast to get word out of a potential shooting, posting a warning.


"An active shooter has just been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight," the hospital posted on its official Facebook page.


The southernmost city on the California coast, San Diego, is a major port for the US Navy and has a military infrastructure that is sprawling.


The hospital can be found in the Balboa Park in the city's, close to San Diego's famous zoo.


Several fatal shootings have been seen by the Usa at military installations in recent years.


At his Texas military base, Fort Hood, US Army shrink Major Nidal Hasan opened fire in November 2009. He killed 13 people and wounded before being overpowered by authorities.


In September 2013, Aaron Alexis killed 12 people and wounded eight others in the Washington Navy Yard, just two miles (three kilometers) from the United States Capitol building, before he was shot dead by officers.

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