Guards stand at the gate, turning people away to the United States Naval Academy on September 11, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

A midshipman was injured after mistaking law enforcement for an active shooter after misinformation spread online, according to a US Navy official.

The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was locked down Thursday after threats were issued, and concerns of an active shooter posted anonymously on a chat platform. But there was no active shooter on campus, according to communications from the school’s commandant seen by CNN.

According to those communications, the midshipman was injured due to misinformation that a shooter was posing as law enforcement and clubbed base security in the head with

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