Security has lifted the lockdown at the Navy Broadway Complex along Harbor Drive after a suspicious person was spotted with a weapon in the parking lot.
Someone called Navy security to report a person sitting in a vehicle, holding a weapon at about 12:20 p.m. Friday, according to a press release. The lockdown was ordered just minutes later.
NCIS, San Diego Police and Harbor Police swept the building and parking lot with guns, military dogs were called in to help with the search.
Police diverted traffic on Harbor Drive from Broadway to avoid the compound.
"Any report we receive of suspicious activity is taken very seriously. Our security is working with local partner agencies to ensure our sailors and civilians are safe," said Capt. Curt Jones, commanding officer, Naval Base San Diego.
Officials lifted the lockdown at 2:42 p.m. after a hunt turned up nothing.
Operations are returning to normal, and traffic can come on and off the complex once again.
