A Navy civilian employee admitted to falsely reporting a shooting threat at a military base in an effort to allegedly “trauma bond” with her co-workers.

Malika Brittingham wrote in a text message to a co-worker on Tuesday that she heard five to six gunshots at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey . Her co-worker then called 911 and relayed what she told her.

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The base then went into lockdown, and law enforcement arrived. The lockdown prompted panic from many on the base and disrupted operations for about an hour before

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