Civilian worker charged in active-shooter hoax at Joint Base MDL

A civilian employee at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst made a false report of an active shooter that put the military compound in lockdown Sept. 30, authorities said.

Malika Brittingham, who works for the U.S. Navy, wanted to prompt a police response that she expected to create closer ties with her coworkers, according to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint.