Gannett building incident deemed a ‘non-event’ by police
Posted August 7, 2019 10:11 am.
Last Updated August 7, 2019 12:33 pm.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. (NEWS 1130) – The search for a possible armed man at the offices of the company that owns USA Today has ended.
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say they’ve concluded a search of the Gannett building in McLean, and haven’t found “any evidence that a crime occurred.”
The building was evacuated earlier on Wednesday after there were reports a man had entered with some kind of a weapon.
UPDATE: "We've concluded our search of the building. We don't have any evidence that a crime occurred. Our person of interest was located in another area of #FairfaxCounty & we're talking to them now. We're thankful that this was a non-event." Watch: https://t.co/HYOs6QGYVO #FCPD pic.twitter.com/WTplZFYJme
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) August 7, 2019
Police said a man was being questioned after he was found in another area.
