DonLever Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 WASHINGTON -- A shooting rampage in the heart of a U.S. Navy complex in Washington left 13 people dead Monday. One shooter was killed, but police were looking for one other possible gunman wearing a military-style uniform. President Barack Obama said he was mourning "yet another mass shooting" and called it a "cowardly act." Officials said at least three people were critically wounded in the rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, including a law enforcement officer. Hospital officials said all three were expected to recover. Related Stories Navy Yard shooting puts gun control back in spotlightNavy Yard suspect Aaron Alexis arrested in 2004 Seattle shootingBraves-Nationals game postponed following Washington Navy Yard shootings Photos This booking photo provided by the Fort Worth Police Department shows Aaron Alexis, arrested in September, 2010, on suspicion of discharging a firearm in the city limits. The FBI has identified Alexis, 34, as the gunman in the Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington that left thirteen dead, including himself. (Fort Worth Police Department) People hold their hands in the air they are escorted out of a building where a gunman was reported at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin) District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier, center, flanked by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., left, and District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, right, briefs reporters on the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Susan Walsh) Law enforcement personnel are seen through the gate into the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Susan Walsh) Emergency personnel attend to a scene where a gunman was reported at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (Don Andres) A U.S. Park Police helicopter removes a man in a basket from the Washington Navy Yard Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Police bring in equipment by an anchor outside of an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard where a gunman was reported in Washington, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Police work the scene on M Street, SE in Washington, where a gunman was reported at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin) Federal law enforcement officials identified the shooter as Aaron Alexis , a 34-year-old former Navy reservist from Fort Worth, Texas. The Navy said he was a petty officer 3rd class in a fleet logistics support unit. Officials believe Alexis had a criminal record in Texas and may have gotten into the Navy Yard by using someone else's identification card. The two officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The shooting led to tightened security at the Capitol and White House nearby, including shutting down the Senate while a possible remaining shooter was sought. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced the death toll and said people were being told to stay in their homes and out of the area. Lanier said there was no indication of a possible motive. The shooter was a Navy employee whose work status had been changed earlier this year, said a federal government official who spoke only on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak on the record. While that may suggest the motive was job related, authorities haven't ruled out anything including terrorism, the official said. Police said a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been sought in connection with the shooting had been identified and was not a suspect or a person of interest in the slayings. The D.C. Police Department said in a tweet Monday that the man has been identified and is not believed to be a gunman or otherwise involved in the shootings, Witnesses described a gunman firing down on a cafeteria from an upper floor and a gunman firing at people in a hallway on another floor. It wasn't clear whether the witnesses were describing the same gunman. About 3,000 people work at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, which builds, buys and maintains the Navy's ships and submarines and combat systems. Todd Brundidge said he and other co-workers encountered a gunman in a hallway on the third floor. The gunman was wearing all blue, he said. "He just turned and started firing," Brundidge said. Terrie Durham added, "He aimed high and missed. He said nothing. As soon as I realized he was shooting, we just said, 'Get out of the building."' Rick Mason said a gunman was shooting from a fourth-floor overlook in the hallway outside his office. He said the gunman was aiming down at people in the building's cafeteria. Mason said he could hear the shots but could not see a gunman. Mason said there are multiple levels of security to reach his office. That "makes me think it might have been someone who works here," he said. Patricia Ward said she was in the cafeteria. "It was three gunshots straight in a row -- pop, pop, pop. Three seconds later, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, so it was like about a total of seven gunshots, and we just started running," Ward told reporters. One person died at George Washington University Hospital of a single gunshot wound to the left temple, said Dr. Babak Sarani, director of trauma and acute care surgery. Janis Orlowski, chief operating officer of Washington Hospital Center, told reporters the hospital was treating three gunshot victims in critical condition. One was a Washington police officer and two were civilian women. Orlowski said the police officer had gunshot wounds to the legs. One woman had a gunshot wound to the shoulder, and the other had gunshot wounds to the head and hand. Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/d-c-navy-yard-shooting-leaves-13-dead-including-gunman-1.1456586#ixzz2f6UkHZ00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Another tragedy. No matter how logical, or reasonable the laws are presented. If you can't have an AR-15 with 30 round clips it's somehow un-American. Just have a program that the government will buy your magazines over 10 rounds and you get a free 10 round magazine. At least that would be a start. Condolences to the families of the fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Suprised they didnt try to link him to Islam or as a member of the Prepper Patriot movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 How tragic My thoughts go out to the families of the victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 If only they had guns. Never would have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Another tragedy. No matter how logical, or reasonable the laws are presented. If you can't have an AR-15 with 30 round clips it's somehow un-American. Just have a program that the government will buy your magazines over 10 rounds and you get a free 10 round magazine. At least that would be a start. Condolences to the families of the fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICanucksfan5551 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 T minus 10 minutes till FOX news puts potato and 1 together and links it to 9/11 and Moslems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 If the guy really wants to kill people, he can just mod the magazines to hold more rounds or just simply buy more cartridges and swap them out whenever they're empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 If only they had guns. Never would have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 America is such a mess. I can almost guarantee that there will be another shooting before the end of the year. They seem to have one every 3 months or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Americans & their beloved "right" to bear arms... Just think of all the wonderful art John Lennon may have given us, from 1981, onwards... He could have taught these greedy, trickle-down, right-wing, neo-con, bullying, red-neck-boomers how to get old, with style, humour & creativity. Would have shown us all, there are other ways to assert our independence..Or, is that WHY he's dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Fring Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Gun control is an issue but the real problem here is mental health. Its like every 4th person in America is fuked in the head. It starts with the education system. How the fuk do some americans think India is an arab country (miss america reference)? Heck I've seen 4th graders smarter than your average american. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's a process Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Americans & their beloved "right" to bear arms... Just think of all the wonderful art John Lennon may have given us, from 1981, onwards... He could have taught these greedy, trickle-down, right-wing, neo-con, bullying, red-neck-boomers how to get old, with style, humour & creativity. Would have shown us all, there are other ways to assert our independence..Or, is that WHY he's dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RablPaIREkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horny Manatee Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Americans & their beloved "right" to bear arms... Just think of all the wonderful art John Lennon may have given us, from 1981, onwards... He could have taught these greedy, trickle-down, right-wing, neo-con, bullying, red-neck-boomers how to get old, with style, humour & creativity. Would have shown us all, there are other ways to assert our independence..Or, is that WHY he's dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 America is such a mess. I can almost guarantee that there will be another shooting before the end of the year. They seem to have one every 3 months or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Lawlz. Muricans. More guns = safer environment. Syria is a fine example of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Gun control is an issue but the real problem here is mental health. Its like every 4th person in America is fuked in the head. It starts with the education system. How the fuk do some americans think India is an arab country (miss america reference)? Heck I've seen 4th graders smarter than your average american. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverCanucksRock Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 3/10 Americans believe the conflict in Syria is the beginning of the end times and Jesus is soon to return. It's an even higher number when you take into consideration only adults were polled. When you have a stupid, ignorant population you elect stupid ignorant officials who allow the stupid ignorant status-quo to continue. More gunz! More Jesus! Wow. Remember when America was respectable? I don't. I wasn't even alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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