What is 'trauma bond'? Why Joint Base shooting hoax suspect faked shooting

What is a trauma bond? Why a civilian employee reportedly called in a hoax at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.

Navy civilian employee faked active shooter threat to ‘trauma bond’ with co-workers

A Navy civilian admitted to falsely reporting a shooting at a New Jersey military base in an effort to "trauma bond" with her ...

Federal Employee Allegedly Called In Shooter Hoax To 'Trauma Bond' With Co-Workers

The hoax at New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was prompted by a civilian employee who felt ostracized by her ...

She wanted to bond with colleagues, so she reported a fake shooting, officials say

Authorities say a civilian Navy employee falsely reported an active shooting at a large military base to "trauma bond" with ...

Woman behind hoax threat at Joint Base MDL in New Jersey wanted to "trauma bond" with coworkers, documents say

Documents say Malika Brittingham made a false report of an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst due to feeling ...

Naval employee made false active shooter report to 'trauma bond': Officials

A civilian U.S. Department of Navy employee was charged with falsely reporting an active shooter at a New Jersey military ...

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employee caused lockdown to ‘trauma bond’ with co-workers, feds say

Malika Brittingham, who works for the U.S. Navy, was charged with knowingly conveying false and misleading information ...

Naval employee made false active shooter report that shut down base to 'trauma bond': Officials

The woman later told authorities she reported the false threat because she wanted to "trauma bond" with her colleagues, according to a criminal complaint.

Woman behind shooter hoax at NJ military base wanted to ‘trauma bond’: feds

Malika Brittingham, a civilian Navy employee, invented an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, investigators ...

Employee at New Jersey military base lied about an active shooter to ‘trauma bond’ with coworkers, federal officials said

Malika Brittingham, who works for the U.S. Navy, wanted to prompt a police response that she expected to create closer ties ...
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Employee caused shooter hoax to bond with co-workers, prosecutors say

An active shooter hoax at New Jersey’s largest military base was prompted by an employee who wanted to 'trauma bond' with her ...