Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard

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Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard
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A former Navy reservist killed at least 12 people
on Monday in a mass shooting at a secure military
facility that led the authorities to lock down
part of the nations capital. Officials said
surveillance video of people fleeing the scene of
the shooting showed two armed men dressed in
different military uniforms and wielding guns.
For hours, the police said they believed that
there might have been three gunmen and that two
of them were on the loose in the city. The
federal authorities have since said they believed
the shooting was the act of a lone gunman,
identified as 34 year old Aaron Alexis. The chaos
at the facility, the Washington Navy Yard,
started just after 8 a.m. as shots erupted
through the hallways of the Naval Sea Systems
Command headquarters, on the banks of the
Anacostia River a few miles from the White House
and about a half-mile from the Capitol. Alexis
drove a rental car to the base and entered using
his access as a contractor and shot an officer
and one other person outside. Inside, Alexis
made his way to a floor overlooking an atrium and
took aim at employees eating breakfast below.
Police officers shot the gunman to death but not
before a dozen people were killed and several
others were wounded. Officials said they are
still searching for a motive.
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