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USA Today headquarters evacuated as police search for man with weapon

FILE - This file photograph taken July 14, 2010, shows Gannett headquarters in McLean, Va. Newspaper publisher Gannett said Monday, April 25, 2016, that it wants to buy rival Tribune Publishing in a deal that would give the owner of USA Today control of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - This file photograph taken July 14, 2010, shows Gannett headquarters in McLean, Va. Newspaper publisher Gannett said Monday, April 25, 2016, that it wants to buy rival Tribune Publishing in a deal that would give the owner of USA Today control of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

McLEAN, Va. (AP) – The headquarters of USA Today has been evacuated as police respond to reports of a man with a weapon in the building.

The newspaper reported that alarms sounded and police squad cars converged on the scene Wednesday as employees waited outside. Law enforcement officers with rifles and body armor patrolled the area and a helicopter hovered overhead.

Fairfax County police in a tweet urged people to avoid the area, but provided no other immediate details.