Federal employee taken into custody following “active shooter hoax” at NJ’s largest military base

Employee admits to falsely reporting active shooter at New Jersey base

A civilian employee with the Navy admitted Wednesday to falsely reporting an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Base emergency protocols were activated, and law enforcement officials arrived on the scene Tuesday after Malika Brittingham said she heard five to six gun shots. Brittingham first reported the alleged shots in a text…

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employee caused lockdown to ‘trauma bond’ with co-workers, feds say

Federal employee caused shooter hoax at NJ base to bond with coworkers

An active shooter hoax at a New Jersey military base Tuesday was caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with coworkers, prosecutors say.

Woman Caused Shooter Hoax At US Military Base To Bond With Co-workers

A scare about a supposed shooting that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey's largest military base was a hoax caused by a civilian employee who wanted to "trauma bond" with her colleagues.

Woman behind shooter hoax at NJ military base wanted to ‘trauma bond’: feds

The woman who called in a fake active shooter threat at a New Jersey military base wanted to “trauma bond” with coworkers, investigators said. Malika Brittingham, a civilian Navy employee at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the threat. The Army-Navy-Air Force base around 20 miles southeast of Trenton went into lockdown for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon before an “all-clear” was given. Brittingham tex…

Federal Employee Allegedly Called In Shooter Hoax To 'Trauma Bond' With Co-Workers

The hoax at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was prompted by a civilian employee who felt ostracized by her colleagues.