JOINT BASE MDL, N.J. (WPVI) -- New information has been released after an "active shooter hoax" at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Court documents say a civilian employee falsely reported a shooter in an effort to allegedly "trauma bond" with her colleagues.

Court records revealed this false report of an active shooter was possibly the employee's attempt to reconnect with colleagues after officials say she felt excluded by her coworkers.

Federal investigators say Malika Brittingham, a civilian naval employee, texted someone Tuesday morning that she allegedly heard five to six gunshots, and was hiding in a closet with some of her coworkers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean and Burlington counties.

According to court documents, the person who rece

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