US Naval Academy Lockdown Ends After Misinformation, No Shooter Found

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A student was shot and hospitalized at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis after a lockdown caused by online threats from a student who had been expelled. The incident occurred when students mistook a responding officer for a threat and struck him with a training rifle. The threats, made via social media, were linked to a student at home using an IP address to simulate presence on campus. The student shot is in stable condition, and the incident follows a series of recent campus threats and violence.
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