Metro briefs

DISTRICT

Shoppers sickened; one hospitalized

D.C. fire officials are investigating whether reports of a possible substance in the air at a downtown store may have caused some customers to become sick.

About noon on Saturday, an estimated 30 customers on the first floor of Filene’s Basement on Connecticut Avenue Northwest reported smelling something in the air, D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter said. They then complained of watery eyes and scratchy throats.

The customers were taken to the nearby Renaissance Mayflower Hotel to be evaluated.

At least one person was transported to a hospital, Mr. Etter said.

Officials are investigating.

MARYLAND

SALISBURY

Armored-truck heist prompts lockdowns

The robbery of an armored truck on Friday prompted a lockdown of a school Friday afternoon, school and law enforcement officials say.

Officials at nearby Salisbury University said they also alerted students about the robbery. No injuries were reported, although one of the armored-truck guards was treated for chest pains.

Officers were dispatched to the South Salisbury Boulevard BB&T bank after receiving reports of suspected gunshots just before 2 p.m., Detective Sgt. David Owens of the Wicomico Bureau of Investigations said. One of three men thought to have participated in the robbery was captured, and the stolen money was recovered. The other suspects remained at large.

BALTIMORE

Federal judge orders ‘scareware’ shutdown

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