""I was like, 'what's going on? What's going on?' I said, 'you know, what just -- let me go in the bathroom.' And I ran in the bathroom because I was too afraid," recalled base employee Regina Sunday."
""We got a nice, calm base. We don't need all that here," fellow base employee Dwayne Brooks said."
"New Jersey's Acting U.S. Attorney posted to social media, saying, "After everything this country has gone through, especially in light of current events, I will be sure to bring down the hammer of the law for anyone found guilty of creating unnecessary panic and undermining public trust.""
Malika Brittingham, a civilian naval employee, texted that she heard five to six gunshots and was hiding in a closet with coworkers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The text recipient reported the claim, triggering a lockdown at the base that lasted about an hour before authorities issued an all clear when the report was found to be false. Federal investigators allege Brittingham initially lied about the timeline and motive but later confessed to fabricating the shooting, allegedly to 'trauma bond' and reconnect after feeling excluded by coworkers. Base employees described fear and panic during the incident. Prosecutors warned of legal consequences for causing unnecessary public panic.
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