12 dead at Naval Yard--Washington
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Been following this for a while now. Lots of questions, very few answers. Let's hope that the "media" gets it right for a change and does not report speculation as news. Our military is an armed force, too bad they are not much of the time.
AP is reporting the following:
"The gunman was identified by the Associated Press and other news organizations as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor for the Navy."
"The gunman was identified by the Associated Press and other news organizations as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor for the Navy."
The FBI says:
"The suspected gunman was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor for the Navy from Fort Worth, Texas."
"The suspected gunman was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor for the Navy from Fort Worth, Texas."
I guess the wink and nod at the security gate is out for awhile....traffic around the yard will be a mess for awhile...I would assume...
It would be interesting to know how those weapons got in there.
"WASHINGTON — At least 13 people died Monday during a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, officials said. One gunman died in the shooting, and police are seeking another possible shooter.
The suspected gunman was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor from Queens, N.Y., who most recently resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
The U.S. Navy said Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011. He left the Navy on Jan. 31, 2011, as a petty officer 3rd class and had been working for the fleet logistics support squadron No. 46 in Fort Worth.
Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said Alexis was shot during an exchange with a Metro Police officer.
Alexis was arrested in Fort Worth in 2010 for discharging a firearm in city limits, police records show. Alexis told police he had fired the gun accidentally when he was cleaning it, according to a police report filed with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office. Charges were never filed.
A Navy official told Reuters Alexis received a general discharge from the Navy in 2011 "after a series of misconduct issues."
The suspected gunman was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor from Queens, N.Y., who most recently resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
The U.S. Navy said Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011. He left the Navy on Jan. 31, 2011, as a petty officer 3rd class and had been working for the fleet logistics support squadron No. 46 in Fort Worth.
Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said Alexis was shot during an exchange with a Metro Police officer.
Alexis was arrested in Fort Worth in 2010 for discharging a firearm in city limits, police records show. Alexis told police he had fired the gun accidentally when he was cleaning it, according to a police report filed with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office. Charges were never filed.
A Navy official told Reuters Alexis received a general discharge from the Navy in 2011 "after a series of misconduct issues."