一名海军工人假称在新泽西基地有枪手,造成封锁,并承认编造枪手感到被包括在内。
A Navy worker falsely claimed an active shooter at a New Jersey base, causing a lockdown, and admitted fabricating it to feel included.
海军文职雇员Malika Brittingham被控于2025年10月1日在新泽西的McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst联合基地假报一名枪手,引发整个基地的封锁,持续不到一小时。
Malika Brittingham, a civilian Navy employee, was charged with falsely reporting an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey on October 1, 2025, triggering a base-wide lockdown that lasted less than an hour.
据一份刑事申诉称,她发送了一份短信,声称她听到枪声,躲藏起来,发出紧急警报,并发出收容所就地命令。
According to a criminal complaint, she sent a text claiming she heard gunshots and was hiding, prompting emergency alerts and a shelter-in-place order.
当局发现没有威胁的证据,确定她的说法前后不一致,后来得知她承认编造这一事件是为了与她认为被排斥在外的同事建立“创伤纽带”。
Authorities found no evidence of a threat and determined her account was inconsistent, later learning she admitted to fabricating the incident to create a “trauma bond” with colleagues she felt excluded from.
美国代理检察官Alina Habba谴责这一骗局是鲁莽和破坏公众信任的行为,特别是在国家紧张局势和最近军事暴力的情况下。
Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba condemned the hoax as reckless and damaging to public trust, especially amid national tensions and recent military violence.
该基地是美国最大的基地之一,拥有42 000多名人员和家庭。
The base, one of the largest in the U.S., houses over 42,000 personnel and families.
Brittingham被拘押,她的法律代理情况仍然不明朗。
Brittingham was taken into custody, and her legal representation remains unclear.