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12 killed 3 injured September 16, 2013 DC Navy Yard Shooting 34-year-old Aaron Alexis from Fort Worth, Texas was a 4 year veteran Naval reservist and government civilian contractor who had access to the Washington Navy Yard in Washington DC miles 1.5 miles from the Capitol building. He went on a shooting rampage armed with a shotgun, AR-16 assault rifle and semiautomatic handgun. At least thirteen people were killed including the shooter, police and security officials. He is one of a number of recent attacks where victims believed they were victims of "targeted individual" conspiracy theories.
There was no known motive but authorities announced they had no evidence that would make it them believe it was related to terrorism. He had previously fired guns at a neighbor's driveway, and into the ceiling at an apartment, and arrested for disorderly conduct in Georgia. He told people he had been affected when he was a witness to the New York 9/11 attacks.
He befriended Thai Buddists who took him in as a housemate and restaurant employee and visited Thailand with relatives of this friends. He had also done contract work for the same firm in Japan.
No officials have characterized the attack as being related to terrorism in any way.
summary: a former navy reservist, a Defense Department contractor, a convert to Buddhism who was taking an online course in aeronautics. But he also had flashes of temper that led to run-ins with police over shootings in Fort Worth, Texas, and Seattle.
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Washington Navy Yard shooting - Wikipedia The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when lone gunman Aaron Alexis fatally shot twelve people and injured three others in a mass shooting at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) inside the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, D.C.[6][7][8] The attack, which took place in the Navy Yard's Building 197, began around 8:20 a.m. EDT and ended when Alexis was killed by police around 9:20 a.m. EDT.
It was the second-deadliest mass murder on a U.S. military base, behind only the Fort Hood shooting in November 2009.
Contents [hide]
1 Details
1.1 Shooting begins
1.2 Police response
1.3 Death of the shooter
1.4 Victims
2 Perpetrator
2.1 Early life and service
2.2 Professional work
2.3 Mental health issues
2.4 Prior to the shooting
3 Aftermath
3.1 Reports of other shooters
3.2 Security precautions
3.3 Reactions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Details[edit]
File:Washington Navy Yard shooting Pentagon Channel report.theora.ogv
Pentagon Channel report on the event.
Shooting begins[edit]
On Monday, September 16, Alexis left his hotel and arrived at the Navy Yard in a rented Toyota Prius at around 7:53 a.m., using a valid pass to enter the Yard.[4][9][10][11] He entered Building 197 at 8:08 a.m. through the main entrance, carrying the disassembled shotgun (the barrel and stock of which had been sawed off) in a bag on his shoulder, and went to the fourth floor, where he conducted work during the prior week. He assembled the shotgun inside a bathroom, then emerged with the gun, crossed a hallway into the building's 4 West area, which is a cubicle area near the atrium, and began shooting at 8:16 a.m. Four people were hit; three of them died, while the fourth, a young woman, survived wounds to the head and hand.[2][10][11][12] At 8:17 a.m., approximately one minute and 30 seconds after the first shots were fired,[11] the first calls to 9-1-1 were made.[2][10][13]
By 8:20 a.m., Alexis had shot and killed eight people on the fourth floor, and he made his way to the third floor, where he fatally shot two more people within the next two minutes. He also fired at several people on at least five separate occasions, wounding one woman in the shoulder as she ran up a stairwell. A NAVSEA employee described encountering a gunman wearing all-blue clothing in a third-floor hallway, saying, "He just turned and started firing."[10][11][14] After firing several shots on the third floor, Alexis went to the first floor.[11]
Police response[edit]
At 8:23 a.m., officers from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies began arriving at Building 197. However, because there were many buildings on the base, officers were unable to discern Building 197's location and asked bystanders for its location. They eventually found Building 197 after moving towards the direction people were fleeing from. There was also confusion regarding the shooting also taking place in a nearby building; in reality, a wounded victim evacuated from Building 197 had been moved to an area located near the second building for medical attention.[2][11][13]
While on the first floor, Alexis moved around randomly before turning around and heading towards the front entrance. There, he fired at Richard Ridgell, the security officer stationed there, through a set of windows, killing him and taking his Beretta 92FS 9mm semiautomatic pistol afterwards. Ridgell, a former Maryland state trooper, had earlier been informed by two police officers to remain at his post and try to stop the gunman if he attempted to leave the building.[2][5][4][11][15][16][17] He then fired his shotgun at a second security guard and a Navy military police officer at the first-floor atrium, missing both; the security guard fired back and Alexis fled down a hallway. Shortly afterwards, Alexis fired at two police officers and a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent in another hallway before fleeing again.[11]
At 8:34 a.m., Alexis went towards the west side of the building, where he encountered two men standing at a corner of the building in an alleyway. He tried to fire at them with his shotgun, but realized he was out of ammunition and switched to the stolen Beretta, shooting and killing one of the men with it; the other man managed to escape without injury.[11] Reports indicated the victim in the alleyway was hit by a "stray bullet".[2] Alexis's usage of the pistol during the alleyway shooting led police officials to initially believe the possibility of a second gunman involved.[11]
Death of the shooter[edit]
Fatalities[18][19]
Michael Arnold, age 59
Martin Bodrog, age 53
Arthur Daniels, age 51
Sylvia Frasier, age 53
Kathy Gaarde, age 62
John Roger Johnson, age 73
Mary Francis Knight, age 51
Frank Kohler, age 50
Vishnu Pandit, age 61
Kenneth Bernard Proctor, age 46
Gerald Read, age 58
Richard Michael Ridgell, age 52
After killing his final victim, Alexis moved to a cubicle area, where he discarded the shotgun. At the same time, a team of officers entered Building 197, but they became confused after gunshots echoed through the atrium, leading them to believe the gunman was on an upper floor. As a result, the officers headed up to the second floor, while Alexis remained on the first floor. At approximately 8:55 a.m., Alexis went to the third floor via stairwell and concealed himself inside a bank of cubicles. At 9:12 a.m., two officers and two NCIS agents entered the cubicle area,[11] whereupon Alexis opened fire on them, hitting one of the officers, Scott Williams, in both legs.[2][5][13][17] The other officer and the NCIS agents dragged Williams out of the area and alerted other officers to Alexis' presence. Williams would later be taken down to the first floor and seek medical attention, and ultimately survive.[11]
At 9:15 a.m., soon after Williams' evacuation, D.C. Police Emergency Response Team officer Dorian DeSantis and U.S. Park Police officers Andrew Wong and Carl Hiott entered the cubicle area and searched the individual banks. Eventually, Alexis jumped out from one of the desks and fired at DeSantis from approximately five feet away, shooting him once in his tactical vest, and the three officers returned fire. DeSantis was uninjured by the gunshot.[11] At 9:25 a.m., Alexis was fatally shot in the head by DeSantis during the gunfight, and his death was later confirmed at 11:50 a.m.[2][10][10][13][17][20][21]
Victims[edit]
There were 13 fatalities, including the perpetrator. Alexis and 11 of the victims were killed at the scene,[22] while a twelfth victim, 61-year-old Vishnu Pandit, died at George Washington University Hospital.[4][23] All the victims killed were civilian employees or contractors.[4] Eight others were injured, three of them from gunfire. The survivors wounded by gunshots (police officer Scott Williams and two female civilians) were in critical condition at Washington Hospital Center.[20][24][25]
Perpetrator[edit]
Aaron Alexis
Aaron Alexis-FBI Image.jpg
Born May 9, 1979
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died September 16, 2013 (aged 34)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death
Gunshot wound to the head[2]
Nationality American
Occupation Civilian contractor, U.S. Navy sailor
File:Video Footage of Shooter at Washington Navy Yard - YouTube.theora.ogv
CCTV video of Alexis in the Navy Yard.
Aaron Alexis (May 9, 1979 – September 16, 2013),[26] a 34-year-old civilian contractor, was identified by police as the sole gunman. Alexis was killed in a gunfight with police.[6][27][28][29]
Early life and service[edit]
Born in the New York City borough of Queens, Alexis grew up in Brooklyn and was a resident of Fort Worth, Texas.[30] He joined the United States Navy in May 2007,[11] and served in Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 46 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.[31] His rating was aviation electrician's mate and he had attained the rank of petty officer third class when he was honorably discharged from the Navy on January 31, 2011, although the Navy originally intended for him to receive a general discharge.[32]
According to a Navy official, Alexis was cited on at least eight occasions for misconduct.[33] In 2010, he was arrested in Fort Worth for discharging a weapon within city limits.[34][35] Alexis was also arrested in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, for malicious mischief, after shooting out the tires of another man's vehicle in what he later described as the result of an anger-fueled "blackout";[26][36][37] and in 2008 in DeKalb County, Georgia, for disorderly conduct.[38] None of Alexis' arrests led to prosecution.[39]
Professional work[edit]
In March 2008, Alexis received a secret-level security clearance valid for ten years. Following the Navy Yard shooting, it was found that the federal personnel report that led to the clearance's approval did not mention that his 2004 arrest had involved a firearm. On his clearance application, Alexis said he had never been charged with a felony, and that he had not been arrested in the last seven years; the personnel report said Alexis had given these answers because the 2004 charge had been dismissed.[40][41] This security clearance investigation was conducted by USIS, the same contractor that had also vetted Edward Snowden. The Department of Justice has filed fraud charges against USIS in a whistleblower case that is filed as United States of America ex rel. Blake Percival vs USIS.[42][43]
From September 2012 to January 2013, Alexis worked in Japan, "refreshing computer systems" on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet network for an HP Enterprise Services subcontracting company called The Experts.[clarification needed][44] After returning from Japan, he expressed frustration to a former roommate that he felt he hadn't been paid properly for the work he performed.[31][44] Another roommate of Alexis said that he would frequently complain about being the victim of discrimination.[45][46] In July 2013, he resumed working for The Experts in the United States.[44]
At the time of his death, Alexis was working on a bachelor's degree in aeronautics from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide.[47] He was Buddhist.[48][49][50]
Mental health issues[edit]
After the Navy Yard shooting, the media speculated that Alexis had appeared to be suffering from mental illness. The media reported that Alexis had filed a police report in Rhode Island on August 2, 2013, in which he claimed to be the victim of harassment and that he was hearing voices in his head.[51] According to an FBI official after the shooting, Alexis was under "the delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency electromagnetic waves". A message later obtained by federal authorities from Alexis' personal computing devices said, "Ultra low frequency attack is what I've been subject to for the last 3 months. And to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this."[52]
On August 4, 2013, naval police were called to Alexis' hotel at Naval Station Newport and found that he had "taken apart his bed, believing someone was hiding under it, and observed that Alexis had taped a microphone to the ceiling to record the voices of people that were following him". At the time of the incident, he was working for the contractor at the base.[53]
On August 23, 2013, Alexis showed up at a Providence, Rhode Island VA emergency room complaining of insomnia, and he was prescribed 50 milligrams of Trazodone, a serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor antidepressant.[54] On August 28, he sought treatment for insomnia in the emergency room of a VA medical center in Washington, D.C., where he told doctors he was not depressed and was not thinking of harming others. He was given 10 more tablets of Trazodone.[55]
Prior to the shooting[edit]
At the time of the shooting, Alexis had been working for a subcontractor on a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services contract supporting a Navy Marine Corps computer network.[15] Alexis arrived in the Washington, D.C., area on or around August 25, 2013, and stayed at various hotels. At the time of the massacre, he had been staying with five other civilian contractors at a Residence Inn hotel in southwest Washington since September 7.[15][56]
On Saturday, September 14, two days before the massacre, Alexis visited the Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, Virginia, 15 miles (24 km) south of Washington. He tested an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle but did not seek to buy it, a lawyer for the store said. After testing the rifle, Alexis inquired about buying a handgun at the store, but was told federal law does not allow dealers to sell such guns directly to out-of-state customers. Alexis instead purchased a Remington 870 Express Tactical 12-gauge shotgun and two boxes of shells, after passing a state and federal background check.[57][58][59][60][61]
Aftermath[edit]
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and others lay a wreath at the Navy Memorial on September 17 in honor of the victims.
Reports of other shooters[edit]
On the day of the shooting, Washington Chief of Police Cathy L. Lanier initially said that police were searching for a white male wearing khaki military fatigues and a beret, who had allegedly been seen with a handgun, and a black male wearing olive military fatigues and carrying a long gun.[62] The white male was later identified and deemed not to be a suspect.[8][63] The black male was not identified.[7] At 7:00 p.m., officials ruled out the possibility of other shooters besides Alexis, but were still seeking one other person for possible involvement.[21]
Security precautions[edit]
On September 16, many roadways and bridges were temporarily closed,[25] and flights out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were temporarily suspended.[24] Eight schools were locked down.[25] Shortly after 3:00 p.m., United States Senate buildings went on lock-down for about an hour "out of an abundance of caution", according to the Senate Sergeant at Arms.[63][64] The Washington Nationals baseball team postponed their scheduled evening game, owing to the proximity of Nationals Park to the Navy Yard area (the facilities are close enough to share a Metro station).[65]
The Navy Yard reopened and resumed usual operations on September 19, 2013. Building 197 reopened on February 2, 2015.[66] In October 2013, the Navy announced a repair-and-restoration contract for the building; the contract indicated that "the repairs shall be done in a manner that changes the feel, finish, appearance and layout of the space, creating a different sense of place and mitigating the psychological and emotional impacts that the facility itself could have on returning occupants."[67] The building, to be renamed after Joshua Humphreys, is expected to reopen in 2015. The renovations, costing approximately $44 million, will include a reflection area and new visitors' entrance, new flooring and furnishings and an updated cafeteria.[68]
Reactions[edit]
Shortly after news of the shooting broke, United States President Barack Obama pledged to ensure the perpetrators would be held responsible.[69] Obama ordered flags at the White House, all public buildings and all military and naval posts, stations and vessels to be flown at half-staff until sunset on September 20.[70] On September 17, Department of Defense officials laid a wreath at the Navy Memorial plaza in honor of the victims.[71] President Obama attended a September 22 memorial service for the victims,[72] where he urged people to consider that "there is nothing routine about this tragedy."[73]
The shooting sparked a discussion on the adequacy of security at U.S. military facilities.[74] On September 18, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered a review of security procedures at military facilities around the world.[75] Foreign Policy magazine reported that virtually anyone with a Common Access Card (C.A.C.), provided to government contractors, civilian Defense Department employees, and soldiers, can enter many military facilities "without being patted down or made to go through a metal detector".[76] Aaron Alexis had a Secret-level security clearance and a C.A.C. allowing him to enter the Navy Yard.[77] Conservative commentators including Alex Jones, Ted Nugent, and others suggested that "gun-free zones" on military bases were to blame for the massacre.[78] On NBC's Meet the Press, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said, "when the good guys with guns got there, it stopped."[79] In the libertarian Reason magazine, J.D. Tuccille said that on domestic U.S. military bases, most soldiers are prohibited from carrying guns, and that this made the base more vulnerable to an attack.[80]
On September 17, gun control activists and relatives of victims of shootings that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Aurora, Colorado, and the Oak Creek, Wisconsin Sikh temple, came to Washington to protest for stricter gun control. The activists said they hoped that the Navy Yard attack's proximity to Capitol Hill would motivate lawmakers to act to impose stricter background checks and close the gun show loophole.[81]
On September 25, 2013, Hewlett Packard fired the computer firm The Experts, which employed Aaron Alexis, over "its failure to respond appropriately" to the Washington Navy Yard shooter's mental health issues.[82]
On October 31 and December 17, 2013, the Senate's Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held hearings examining government clearances, background checks, and physical security for federal facilities in the wake of the shootings.[83]
On February 20, 2014, a ceremony was held to honor the over 170 law enforcement officers, including 57 D.C. Metropolitan Police officers, who responded and entered the building to search for Alexis. Specifically, MPD Officers Scott Williams and Dorian DeSantis were given the Medal of Valor, U.S. Park Police Medal of Honor, and the Blue Badge Medal for their roles during the gun battle.[17]
See also[edit]
List of rampage killers
List of rampage killers (workplace killings)
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** Update ***
2/1/2014
AP: Navy Yard Shooter Lied to Doctors About Mental Health The gunman who killed 12 people in last year's rampage at Washington's Navy Yard lied so convincingly to Veterans Affairs doctors before the shootings that they concluded he had no mental health issues despite serious problems and encounters with police during the same period, according to a review by The Associated Press of his confidential medical files. Just weeks before the shootings, a doctor treating him for insomnia noted that the patient worked for the Defense Department but wrote hauntingly "no problem there." The AP obtained more than 100 pages of treatment and disability claims evaluation records for Aaron Alexis, spanning more than two years. - (Black-on-white)
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WASHINGTON - The Washington Navy Yard shooter believed he was being subjected to an “ultra low frequency attack” and left an electronic note saying this was “what I've been subject to for the last 3 months, and to be perfectly honest that is what has ...
WASHINGTON -- An increasingly delusional Aaron Alexis believed he was being controlled by low-frequency electromagnetic waves over a period of months, driving him last week to indiscriminately fire on employees at the Navy Yard, federal authorities said Wednesday.
.... In the fullest explanation yet of what prompted last Monday's massacre, Assistant FBI Director Valerie Parlave referred to communications recovered from Alexis' laptop and other electronic devices that indicated the military contractor believed he had been "targeted'' by the low-frequency waves.
- "Ultra-low frequency attack is what I've been subject to for the last three months,'' Alexis wrote in one message, "and to be perfectly honest that is what has driven me to this.''
- Parlave said "ELF'' is an apparent reference to the extremely low-frequency waves.
scrawled etchings on the 870 Remington shotgun used in the attack, one of which stated: "My ELF weapon.''
Other scrawled messages on the gun included: "End to the torment!'' "Not what ya'll say.'' "Better off this way!''
see Timeline Of Not Neccesarily Terrorism
Neo-Terrorism = definitely not linked to terrorism
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four police officers are down, including D.C. metro and military officers.
two shooters, including one in fatigues, have killed four people
Special Commandos of the anti-terrorists unit have arrived the yard, about four miles from the White House.
.References
.References
- Blaze http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard/
- Dailymail.co.uk
- Washington Post
.Timeline
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/dc-navy-yard-tic-toc/index.html
staying at a Washington hotel, drove onto the post with his military contractor identification and parked. He walked a short distance into the Naval Sea Systems Command and made his way to an overlook above atrium and started shooting down, a U.S. law enforcement official told CNN.
Year 2013
Alexis was serving as an information technology contractor at the time of the shooting. He was scheduled to begin work at the Washington Navy Yard in September
June 2013
Had been working in DC for four months, so he would be working soon after leaving Fort Worth, his last permanent address. “Aaron Alexis was an employee of a company called ‘The Experts,’ a subcontractor to an HP Enterprise Services contract to refresh equipment used on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) network,” said a company spokesperson who asked not to be named. “HP is cooperating fully with law enforcement as requested.” The company referred all further questions to The Experts.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooter-hewlett-packard-96895.html#ixzz2f9qNK32x
September 2013
Left job in rhode island
kind of close into himself’ to deal with the depression and insomnia.
She said: ‘When he wouldn’t sleep he was not violent, he was not angry or bitter or anything. You could tell that he wasn’t sleeping because he just looked tired.
‘He said he was going to talk to his counsellor at the VA (Veterans Agency) and for a while he was resting...he had begun to get some sleep.
‘He did go to the VA. I know that there was one situation where he stayed up for a few days. I asked him when was the last time he had some sleep, he said about three days (ago) or such)’
The last time she spoke to Alexis was September 9th, a week ago when he called to say he had left his last job in Rhode Island and that he had arrived in Washington D.C.
June 2013
In June the 34-year-old moved in with Mrs Downs who ran the barber shop next door and used her home as a place to stay when he was in town whilst not travelling in his job as a computer contractor...He wanted to be an interpreter and travel the world because he had a ‘heart for foreigners’ because he didn’t think they got a fair crack in the US.
Aaron loved the military. He would make a statement that defending his country and working with the military and coming home, it was hard to find a job.
‘He said I hate ever getting out. At least I could wake up employed, I knew that I had a job. I wish I had stayed in.’
Year 2012
November December 2012
contractor’s job in Japan took place from November to December. Alexis had finished a contract in Japan for the company at the end of 2012, Hoshko said.
August 2012 to May 2013
LIved with Oui Suthametewakul and his wife from August 2012 to May 2013 in Fort Worth. (while volunteering to help with restaurant) He didn't pay bills so he had to go. Alexis was a "nice guy," Suthametewakul said, though he sometimes carried a gun and would frequently complain about being the victim of discrimination.
July 2012
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University enrolled Alexis as an online student via its Fort Worth campus, started classes in July 2012 and pursuing a bachelor's of science in aeronautics.
“had a gun at all times” and fired a bullet through the wall of his room in the summer of 2012. “You're gonna kill me,” the restaurateur told his friend. Alexis apologised and said it was an accident.
March - April 2012
Indeed, such was Alexis' fascination with Thai culture, Buddhism and Thai people that he traveled to the south east Asian country in March and April of 2012.
According to the UK's Channel 4 News, he spent 45 days in the country and was shown around by Parin Suthamtewakul, a cousin of Nutpisit Suthamtewaku
He spent his time frequenting massage parlors, and grew to like Parin but crushed when she rejected his offer to come and live with him in the United States because the woman 'didn't like black people.' and she had a boyfriend.
Early 2011
Nutpisit Suthamtewakul opened the Happy Bowl Thai restaurant in White Settlement near Fort Worth in 2011.. voluteered at the restaurant in exchange for food and a room in Mr. Suthamtewakul’s house. He played computer games all day, but after he got a job fixing computers he rarely paid and borrowed money, claiming his company withheld his pay. he bristled when describing his service in the Navy and the benefits he believed had been withheld. "He just felt slighted by what he was getting each month," she said. Alexis was frustrated, she said, that he couldn't contribute more to household bills
dated a Thai woman and began showing up regularly at Wat Busayadhammavanara, a Buddhist Temple in White Settlement, Tex.a regular at Sunday services, intoning Buddhist chants and staying to meditate afterward.
Buddhist temple in Keller, about 20 miles north of Fort Worth, Alexis attended the noon service. planned to become a Buddhist monk, Thairintr said, and was adept at chanting in Thai. "He chanted better than me."
stopped showing up at the Buddhist centre early in 2011, Sirun said. "I didn't think he could be this violent," Sirun said. "I would not have been surprised to hear he had committed suicide. But I didn't think he could commit murder."
He served primarily in Fort Worth, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 46 from February 2008 to January 2011. From Fox News Jennifer Griffin: Aaron Alexis applied for an early discharge in 2011 under the Navy’s “early enlisted transition program” which allowed him to discharge early as a way for the Navy to drawdown manpower. His record while serving included “unauthorized absences” and “insubordination” and an overall pattern of “misconduct” but there wasn’t enough to support a “general” or “dishonorable” discharge, according to sources familiar with Alexis’ case.
Alexis told him he was upset with the Navy because 'he thought he never got a promotion because of the color of his skin. He hated his commander'.
Left Navy: kicked out over various incidents including apartment shooting
Alexis worked at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, from 2007 to 2011, according to information released by the Navy. Official: Navy kicked Aaron Alexis out of the military in 2011 in connection with a 2010 shooting incident.
Alexis worked at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, from 2007 to 2011, according to information released by the Navy. Official: Navy kicked Aaron Alexis out of the military in 2011 in connection with a 2010 shooting incident.
Somsak asked Why you quit the job with the government?" Somsak said. "He said, 'Somebody doesn't like me."'
"He told me he believed he had superior abilities to his co-workers but he didn't get promoted," he said. "He complained about the rank and file not giving him respect." Alexis felt discriminated against because he was black, he said.
Summer 2010
'He didn't have any American friends,' said Nutpisit Suthamtewakul. 'His only friends were Thais because they were nice to him.'
‘He had a girlfriend in 2010, she was Chinese. She was in the Navy but she didn’t live round here. She lived far away.
Srisan Somsak, a Thai immigrant in Fort Worth, met Alexis at the Wat Busayadhammavanaram Meditation Centre, where Alexis had occasionally shown up for meditation starting in summer of 2010. Alexis said he needed a place to stay and Somsak offered to rent him the two-bedroom white bungalow behind the centre - if he promised not to smoke or drink.Alexis rented the place for $US600 a month, impressed his tenant studied the Thai language and told him he had visited Thailand. (confirmed visit?)
Year 2010
Court records from Tarrant County, Texas, indicate that Alexis faced charges in 2010 for discharging a firearm through his apartment ceiling and into the apartment of a neighbor
The neighbour told police she was scared of Alexis and felt he fired intentionally The woman who lived in the apartment told the police that Alexis had confronted her in the parking lot about making too much noise,. "It was determined that Alexis was cleaning a gun in his apartment when it accidentally went off,'' Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon Jr., said. "No one was injured.''
the officer knocked on Alexis's door but did not receive a response. He only emerged after the officer called the fire department to get them to forcibly enter the property. "He said that he was trying to clean his gun while cooking and that his hands were slippery," the witer of the report says. "He told me that he began to take the gun apart when his hands slipped and pulled the trigger discharging a round into the ceiling." (Who cleans a loaded gun?) Soon after he was evicted from the apartments. a lawyer advised the family not to press charges. “How could you prove he did it on purpose when he claimed he was cleaning his gun?” Mr. Rotter said.
Year 2008
In 2008, Alexis was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in DeKalb County, Georgia. He spent two nights in jail, police said, but they had no other details
He served primarily in Fort Worth, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 46 from February 2008 to January 2011
In 2008, Alexis was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in DeKalb County, Georgia. He spent two nights in jail, police said, but they had no other details
He served primarily in Fort Worth, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 46 from February 2008 to January 2011
Year 2007
According to the Navy, Mr. Alexis enlisted on May 5, 2007, completed his basic training in Great Lakes, Ill., from May to July of that year and underwent various professional training until September.
he was ‘not man enough’ because his father made him feel inadequate his whole life, MailOnline can reveal.
Ex-Navy reservist Aaron Alexis joined the military in a vain attempt to prove to his dad Algernon, a caregiver, that he could ‘live up to a parent that you just couldn’t live up to’.
According to the Navy, Mr. Alexis enlisted on May 5, 2007, completed his basic training in Great Lakes, Ill., from May to July of that year and underwent various professional training until September.
Born in Queens, NY, Alexis joined the Navy in May 2007 at age 28 and completed his recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill. He had most recently worked in Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 46, in Fort Worth, Texas... Alexis rose to the rank of Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class and was twice awarded, first with the National Defense Service Medal and then with the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.. A Navy aviation electrician's mate; Alexis' last assignment was as aviation electricians mate 3rd class at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth
Year 2004
a construction worker told police that Alexis had stared at him and fellow workers every day for a month — and occasionally brandished a handgun — at a construction site next to Alexis' residence
a construction worker told police that Alexis had stared at him and fellow workers every day for a month — and occasionally brandished a handgun — at a construction site next to Alexis' residence
He was arrested by police in Seattle in 2004 for using a 45 pistol to shoot out the tires of another man’s vehicle who were doing construction work next door, the Seattle Police Department reported on its Website.
Alexis told Seattle police the shooting occurred during “an anger-fueled blackout.” He claimed he was being mocked, and told police that he had been affected by 9/11 events
had been 'mocked' by construction workers the morning of the incident, and said they had 'disrespected him'.
had been 'mocked' by construction workers the morning of the incident, and said they had 'disrespected him'.
Year 2001
During the investigation, Alexis’ father told detectives Alexis suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as an active participant in 9/11 rescue efforts at Ground Zero in New York, Seattle police said....told police he was present during "the tragic events of September 11, 2001" and described "how those events had disturbed him." Detectives later spoke with Alexis' father in New York, who told police Alexis had anger-management problems associated with PTSD, and that he had been an active participant in rescue attempts on 9-11.
Year 2000
Alexis, son of Sarah and Anthony Alexis, grew up in Brooklyn, according to the Washington Post, which spoke his his aunt, Helen Weeks: “We haven’t seen him for years,” Weeks said of her nephew in a telephone interview. “I know he was in the military. He served abroad. I think he was doing some kind of computer work.” ... Alexis was born in Queens and was registered to vote in New York, reports NBC New York. He had a rifle shotgun permit for the city that was valid from 2000-03, the permit was never renewed.
Year 2000
Alexis, son of Sarah and Anthony Alexis, grew up in Brooklyn, according to the Washington Post, which spoke his his aunt, Helen Weeks: “We haven’t seen him for years,” Weeks said of her nephew in a telephone interview. “I know he was in the military. He served abroad. I think he was doing some kind of computer work.” ... Alexis was born in Queens and was registered to vote in New York, reports NBC New York. He had a rifle shotgun permit for the city that was valid from 2000-03, the permit was never renewed.
.Topics
- 9-11 connection - activie participant in rescue
- alchohol: Alexis drank alcohol frequently and in large quantities, Suthamtewakul said:
- acted alone "lone gunman"
angry about low pay, lack of permanent job - anti-terrorism network mobilized
- applied for eary discharge in Jan 2011 under "early enlisted transition" program
- AR-15 found at the scene but not actually used - shotgun started, found with 2 handguns.
- automatic rifle - AR-15 rented but returned, not confirmed type of rifle
- atrium - fired from atrium balcony
- Buddist: he loved Buddhism
- childist "acted childish — not like a 34-year-old."
- conspiracy theory conspiracy theories suggest that the technology is used for government monitoring and manipulation of unsuspecting people.
- dated thai woman
- discharge on condition of anonymity, was discharged in January 2011 for "a pattern of misconduct" and that the 2010 gun incident in Texas played a role in his departure. "general discharge", often used to designate a blemished record of performance. In some cases, a general discharge can make it difficult to land a civilian job. Friends were told he didn't like getting up early and believed he was underpaid.
- disciplined eight times for misconduct while in the service, with citations for insubordination, disorderly conduct and attendance issues.
- discrimination would frequently complain about being the victim of discrimination.
- elf - "ELF'' technology was a legitimate program for sub-tonal submarine communications. However, conspiracy theories suggest that the technology is used for government monitoring and manipulation of unsuspecting people.
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University enrolled Alexis as an online student via its Fort Worth campus, started classes in July 2012 and pursuing a bachelor's of science in aeronautics.
- escape plan - none, martyrdom operation
- firefight running firefight with police
- Foreign policy - RT video UK commentator "it was a military installation that was attacked, these shootings could be related to U.S. foreign policy."
- Girls: “He always hit on girls,” Suthamtewakul said, adding that he had to scold his friend for being too forward with female customers
- gun roommate -“had a gun at all times” and fired a bullet through the wall of his room in the summer of 2012. “You're gonna kill me,” the restaurateur told his friend. Alexis apologised and said it was an accident.
- guns - standard for mass shooting is handgun and automatic rifle: armed with an AR-15, a rifle for most of the shooting and a semi-automatic, shotgun, Glock may have taken ar-15 and sidearm from guard he killed
- Hewlett Packard Contractor
- hotel - stayed at extended stay with other contractors
- Japan - contracting took him to japan
- Language ; he had many Thai friends and spoke Thai "very well", Sirun said. "He understood about 75 per cent of the language."
- linked-in attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and worked as a network technician at SinglePoint Technologie
- mental issues: anonymous law enforcement officials said that Alexis sought treatment from the Veterans Administration in August for paranoia, insomnia and possible schizophrenia and a New York Times report claims that he had suffered mental issues since his early 20s.
- military fatigues adult black male, 6 feet, bald, medium complexion and wearing black clothing - black top and black jeans.
- Navy reservist discharged for bad conduct
- motive - not known, terrorism not ruled out
police down
- PTSD - father said he suffered
- Roommate was thai restaurant owner
- Scott Creighton
- Shotgun bought legally, he brought it disassembled in a bag into the restroom. Six shots between reloads
- Shootings
- Sunday services at temple
- Suicidal seemed like he might one day kill himself (a lay worker at the Buddhist temple where Alexis worshipped.)
- Television: liked to watch cooking shows on TV.
- Thailand - month long visit to Thailand just a month a go
- Thai language - some saw him teaching himself, others said he was 75% fluent
- Terrorist ..asked earlier if this was a terrorist event. We don't have any reason to think that at this stage. radio "no signs of terrorism"
- victims A D.C. police officer and a base security officer were among the reported victims
- video games: played violent first person shooter video games including Call of Duty for up to 16 hours at a time
- Virginia Tech Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded 17
- Waiter at Thai Bowl: unpaid waiter for Suthamtewakul and his wife, Kristi, but lived with them rent-free. ..described Alexis as a helpful, chatty guy
- Wife - had not contacted for five years
- worst attack at a U.S. military installation since U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan Fort Hood killing 13
- worst attack on DC since 9/11 Pentagon attack which killed 125
.Bbegan at roughly 8:15 a.m. at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command at the sprawling naval base on Washington’s Anacostia River waterfront. Several witnesses told reporters that the shooting broke out on the fourth floor of the building and that the gunman shot down into the building’s open atrium
to get into the building, a person has to scan an ID card. She said that may be how the shooters got weapons in.
Roughly two hours later, witnesses at the base reported hearing more shots fired. A senior law enforcement official said a gunman, who had been barricaded in a room in the headquarters building, had been shot and killed. The shooter had engaged police in a running firefight, a senior law enforcement official said.
Police say as many as three gunmen opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning, leaving 12 people dead and triggering an hours-long manhunt and lockdown blocks away from the U.S. Capitol building.
D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier confirmed one shooter was deceased. The police department said a white male initially being sought was not a suspect or a person of interest, but the search was continuing for a black male in his 40s or 50s described as wearing green military-style clothin
11:28 a.m. NBC Washington is reporting one shooter is dead, citing two law enforcement sources. 11:23 a.m. USA Today: Two shooters “down.”
2:29 p.m. NBC Washington is reporting the deceased shooter is a 34-year-old Texas man who was using a former employee’s identification. NBC News reported the shooter’s name is Aaron Alexis and he had been working as a civilian contractor himself.
.topics
.911
- told police in in 2010
- told Thai friend
- father told press about 9-11
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html#ixzz2f9wqgSZU
.anger
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html
was “very frustrated with the government” regarding payment for a contract trip, which led him to make statements about “how he wanted to move out of America,” a friend said Tuesday.
“And I know he expressed a lot of frustration and a lot towards that. That’s when I first started hearing statements about how he wanted to move out of America. He was very frustrated with the government and how as a veteran he didn’t feel like he was getting treated right or fairly,” said Kristi Suthamtewakul to CNN’s “New Day.”
... Alexis “felt very slighted” about benefits for a contractor’s job in Japan that took place from November to December. “And he got back and he felt very slighted about his benefits at the time, financial issues, he wasn’t getting paid on time. He wasn’t getting paid what he was supposed to be getting paid. His point of contact wasn’t able to clearly explain to him what was going on and why his benefits were so messed up at the time,” she said.
According to Suthamtewakul, Alexis also spoke about wanting to change jobs, but car troubles were an issue.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html#ixzz2f9w9HmrZ
.911
- told police in in 2010
- told Thai friend
- father told press about 9-11
Suthamtewakul said Alexis was involved with the Buddhist temple in Fort Worth and was very polite and friendly. She said Alexis, who was in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, shared “shock and disbelief like all Americans” of the day’s events and “anger towards the terrorists.”
“One of the things he talked about was 9/11 and how he was there and he saw the towers come down from where he was working. I don’t know at the time where he was, but he just cannot believe, he and his co-workers at the time were just in shock and disbelief like all Americans, that the twin towers were no longer there. He had an anger towards the terrorists who did that and took innocent people,” she said.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html#ixzz2f9wqgSZU
.anger
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html
was “very frustrated with the government” regarding payment for a contract trip, which led him to make statements about “how he wanted to move out of America,” a friend said Tuesday.
“And I know he expressed a lot of frustration and a lot towards that. That’s when I first started hearing statements about how he wanted to move out of America. He was very frustrated with the government and how as a veteran he didn’t feel like he was getting treated right or fairly,” said Kristi Suthamtewakul to CNN’s “New Day.”
... Alexis “felt very slighted” about benefits for a contractor’s job in Japan that took place from November to December. “And he got back and he felt very slighted about his benefits at the time, financial issues, he wasn’t getting paid on time. He wasn’t getting paid what he was supposed to be getting paid. His point of contact wasn’t able to clearly explain to him what was going on and why his benefits were so messed up at the time,” she said.
According to Suthamtewakul, Alexis also spoke about wanting to change jobs, but car troubles were an issue.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/aaron-alexis-navy-yard-shooting-96910.html#ixzz2f9w9HmrZ
.Buddhist
cbc
Suthametewakul said Alexis had converted to Buddhism and prayed at a local Buddhist temple.
cbc
Suthametewakul said Alexis had converted to Buddhism and prayed at a local Buddhist temple.
Aaron Alexis: 'Very Polite' Buddhist Who Loved to Meditate | Mediaite
www.mediaite.com/.../friends-describe-navy-yard-gunman-as-very-polit...42 mins ago - Nutpisit Suthamtewakul, owner of Happy Bowl Thai in White ... Another unidentified friend confirmed that Alexis was an adherent of Buddhism.
Who is behind the Washington Navy Yard rampage? - CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/navy-yard-suspects/15 mins ago - Alexis taught him about American culture, Suthamtewakul told CNN.Alexis, he says, was fluent in Thai and attended a Buddhist Temple.
Washington gunman hails from New York, where he's recalled as ...
www.nydailynews.com/.../washington-gunman-nyc-called-sweet-peacefu...1 hour ago - They met at a Buddhist temple, where Alexis was studying the religion,Suthamtewakul said. He described Alexis as peaceful and even-keeled ...
.discharge
- discharge on condition of anonymity, was discharged in January 2011 for "a pattern of misconduct" and that the 2010 gun incident in Texas played a role in his departure. "general discharge", often used to designate a blemished record of performance. In some cases, a general discharge can make it difficult to land a civilian job.
.false flag
- National Journal - 5 hours agoAlex Jones says the shooting may be an attempt to distract from Benghazi.Alex Jones, the antigovernment broadcaster who reaches millions every day through his syndicated radio show and Infowars Web empire, speculated the shooting may be a "false flag" operation intended to distract Americans from Syria, as well as the anniversary of the Benghazi attack and the simmering IRS scandal.
Shooting at Navy Yard Shooting Witness False Flag Actors Staged ...
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Alex Jones: Navy Yard Shooting May Be False Flag Attack | Blog ...
mediamatters.org/blog/2013/09/16/...navy-yard...false-flag/1958956 hours ago - Alex Jones Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speculated that the attack on the Washington Navy Yard may have been a false flag operation ...
Shooter On The Loose-Active- In Navy Yard, Washington DC ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../breaking-shooter-on-the-loose-active-in-navy-yard...Shooter On The Loose-Active- In Navy Yard, Washington DC (FALSE FLAG) (
Video). Monday, September 16, 2013 6:08. % of readers think this story is Fact.
Washington Navy Yard Shooting a False Flag, Say Conspiracy ...
www.policymic.com/.../washington-navy-yard-shooting-a-false-flag-say-...7 hours ago - Conspiracy theories surrounding the shooting at the Washington, D.C.Navy Yard already abound.
Continually Updated: 13 Dead In Mass Shooting at Navy Yard ...
www.infowars.com/breaking-active-shooter-at-dc-navy-yard-multiple-vi...11 hours ago - Continually Updated: 13 Dead In Mass Shooting at Navy Yard; .... On The 12th Anniversay Of The 9/11 False Flag Attacks, We Take Stock Of ...
Navy Yard Shooting Conspiracy Theory: Alex Jones Calls Incident ...
www.inquisitr.com/.../navy-yard-shooting-conspiracy-theory-al...5 hours ago - In the hours after the attack, Jones speculated that the Navy Yard shooting may have been a false flag attack committed by government agents ...
At Least 10 Dead in Washington Navy Yard Shooting — False Flag ...
commonsenseconspiracy.com/.../at-least-10-dead-in-washington-navy-ya...9 hours ago - EDITOR'S NOTE: Now, the latest information indicates that there are multiple shooters, at least two. Also, there were different types of rounds ...
Navy yard shooting as false flag? Alex Jones is on it - Salon.com
www.salon.com/.../navy_yard_shooting_as_false_flag_alex_jon...5 hours ago - The conspiracy theorist calls the Navy Yard shootings a "false flag" -- and he's not alone VIDEO.
Alex Jones says Navy Yard Shooting May Be False Flag attack just ...
freakoutnation.com/.../alex-jones-says-navy-yard-shooting-may-be-false...3 hours ago - Fringe Conservative Conspiracy Nut Alex Jones announced juxg moments after 12 people were declared dead in a shooting this morning at
.Foreign Policy
http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2013/09/dc-navy-yard-shooting-may-be-related-to.html#.Uji5P8Z6Ywg
DC Navy Yard Shooting 'May Be Related To US Foreign Policy' (Video)
By Susan Duclos
Multiple people are dead, at least eight reportedly injured at the DC Naval Yard, and according to the RT report shown in the video below, it is the opinion of at least one UK political commentator that given the fact that multiple shooters are being reported and that it was a military installation that was attacked, these shootings could be related to U.S. foreign policy.
In the second video below, AMTV's Chris Greene is also discussing the ongoing chaotic reports where different outlets are reporting conflicting accounts of the amount of fatalities and injured, as well as the question of how many shooters are involved.
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/shooting-at-washington-dc-navy-yard-leaves-several-dead-shooter-identified/
RT on Sep 16, 2013
At least 12 have been confirmed dead and several injured, after a shooting at a Navy Yard in Washington DC. Witnesses say a gunman was shooting from the 4th floor at people in a cafeteria. Reports claim two or three gunmen may have been involved in the attack. Several civilians and police officers are among the victims. Approximately three thousand people work at the building, where the largest of the Navy’s command systems is situated. For more , RT talks to political commentator John Wight.
.Hewlett Packard
He was scheduled to begin work at the Washington Navy Yard this month.
He was scheduled to begin work at the Washington Navy Yard this month.
.Japan
- Washington shooter Aaron Alexis: ... visited Thailand for a month, ... Alexis had finished a contract in Japan for the company at the end of 2012, ...
.LinkedIn
Just found this:
.mediamatters
Alex Jones: Navy Yard Shooting May Be False Flag Attack | Blog ...
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Despite Jones' far-fetched and often offensive statements, conservative outlets like Fox News and the Drudge Report have continued to promote his theories -- coverage that has even inspired legislative action in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.After a gunman attacked the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, Alex Jones immediately wondered if the attack was part of some conspiracy, tweeting, "Who will the Navy yard shooting be blamed on? Terrorist? Tea Partier? Leftist? Lone nut?" Later, on his radio show, Jones said, "when you have multiple shooters like this, it has patsy written all over it," and compared it to the bombing at the Boston Marathon, which Jones described as "undoubtedly a false flag."
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He Was a Decorated Navy Reservist Who Had a Record of Misconduct NBC Washington reports that Alexis was a four-year veteran in the Navy. He enlisted in New York in 2007, graduating boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois. He qualified as an airman recruit and was a reserve for four years. Alexis was discharged in 2011. Friends said he left the service because he didn't like getting up early and believed he was underpaid. Reports indicate he was disciplined eight times for misconduct while in the service, with citations for insubordination, disorderly conduct and attendance issues. During his time in the military he rose to the rank of Aviation Electrician's Mate, a third class petty officer. His base was the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve in Fort Worth, Texas. He had been awarded the National Defensive Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Here's his full service record, via the U.S. Navy:
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- New York Magazine - 2 hours agoAaron Alexis Identified As Washington Navy Yard Shooting Suspect ...Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told the Star-Telegram, calling Alexis his "best friend. ... A friend said the suspected shooter was Buddhist and that he "loved to go ...
Suspected Navy Yard gunman was in Reserves at Fort Worth base ...
www.dallasnews.com › News › General News4 hours ago - Oui Suthamtewakul said he met Alexis at a Buddhist temple and lived with him for three years in several different locations. "We became best ..
Here's the Mug Shot of the Navy Yard Shooter and Everything Else ...
www.theblaze.com/.../this-is-the-picture-local-nbc-station-says-s...2 hours ago - Moreover, Suthamtewakul said Alexis spent his free time at a local Buddhist temple
Gunman in Navy Yard Shooting Identified as Aaron Alexis - Gawker
gawker.com/aaron-alexis-a-34-year-old-civilian-contractor-from-te-132...4 hours ago - Officials have identified Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old from Texas, as a gunman in this morning's ... “He lived with me three years,” Nutpisit Suthamtewakulsaid. ... And a former friend described Alexis as a devout Buddhist.
Fort Worth man, 34, accused of shootings in Navy Yard | Fort Worth ...
2 hours ago - Nutpisit Suthamtewakul, owner of Happy Bowl Thai in White Settlement, said Alexis was “my best friend .... A friend said Alexis loved Buddhism.
UCC activists mourn victims, speak out against Washington Navy Yard shooting
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The scene outside of the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., after the shooting. After yet another mass shooting, United Church of Christ advocates wonder what it will take for Congress to act on gun control legis ...
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- Press TV - 1 hour agoUS law enforcement officials have identified the dead gunman, who killed twelve people and injured at least a dozen others at the Washington ...
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- 3 hours ago - Authorities said at least 13 people were killed in shootings at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. Shots were fired at around 8:20 ...
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rookie said...
I've worked in Washington for many years, I've never heard of such a thing happening.
TODD: Well, we haven't either in this area, Carol.
Where is the problem, bigots???
"In this area"
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- USA TODAY - 52 minutes agoPeople exit the Washington Navy Yard main gate after a mass shootingMonday, Sept. .... Seattle police released details late Monday of anothershooting ... said he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and worked ...
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But as word spread Monday that Alexis is suspected of gunning down a dozen people at the Washington Navy Yard here, Navy officials who asked not to be identified said the 34-year-old veteran had a pattern of misconduct.
Alleged Navy Yard shooter arrested in 2010 for firing gun | wusa9.com
www.wusa9.com/.../Alleged-Navy-Yard-shooter-arrested-in-2010-for-fir...1 hour ago - Alleged Navy Yard shooter arrested in 2010 for firing gun ... in New York City, the Navy said, and had relatives in Georgia and Seattle, Wash., ... of Alexis said he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and worked as ...
Aaron Alexis, Navy Yard shooting suspect: Who is he? - Florida Today
www.floridatoday.com/.../Aaron-Alexis-Navy-Yard-shooting-suspect-W...4 mins ago - Details emerging about Navy Yard shooting suspect ... Seattle police released details late Monday of another shooting ... A short LinkedIn profile of Alexis said he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and worked as ...
Alleged Navy Yard shooter arrested in 2010 for firing gun in ...
www.freep.com/.../Alleged-Navy-Yard-shooter-arrested-2010-firing-gun...50 mins ago - Alleged Navy Yard shooter arrested in 2010 for firing gun in apartment ...York City, the Navy said, and had relatives in Georgia and Seattle, Wash., ... said he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and worked as a ...
- www.washingtontimes.com/news/.../navy-yard-gunman-identified-fbi/18 mins ago - The FBI identified Monday's shooter at Washington Navy Yard as 34-year-old ... Alexis told Seattle police the shooting occurred during “an anger-fueled blackout. ... and former student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
The FBI identified Monday’s shooter at Washington Navy Yard as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, who was killed inside the facility.Alexis worked at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, from 2007 to 2011, according to information released by the Navy.Born in Queens, NY, Alexis joined the Navy in May 2007 and completed his recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill. He had most recently worked in Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 46, in Fort Worth, Texas.It was unclear why or under what circumstances Alexis left the Navy.However during the time he served, Alexis rose to the rank of Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class and was twice awarded, first with the National Defense Service Medal and then with the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.He was arrested by police in Seattle in 2004 for using a handgun to shoot out the tires of another man’s vehicle, the Seattle Police Department reported on its Website.Alexis told Seattle police the shooting occurred during “an anger-fueled blackout.”During the investigation, Alexis’ father told detectives Alexis suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as an active participant in 9/11 rescue efforts at Ground Zero in New York, Seattle police said.Court records from Tarrant County, Texas, indicate that Alexis faced charges in 2010 for discharging a firearm through his apartment ceiling and into the apartment of a neighbor
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- www.huffingtonpost.com/.../navy-yard-shooting-suspect_n_3936876.ht...52 mins ago - Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Aaron Alexis: Scant Biographical ...Alexis' LinkedIn page also said that he studied at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity. ..... record. he was arrested for shooting some tires on a car in Seattle.
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At least 12 people are dead and others were wounded after a shooter opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, police said, spreading fear and chaos across the region as authorities tried to contain the incident.
A prominent member of Russia's parliament has exploited the deadly shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington to ridicule the United States. Alexei Pushkov, who heads the international affairs committee, tweeted Monday that "nobody's even surprised anymore" by such an attack, which he called "a clear confirmation of American exceptionalism."
Obama remarks on Navy Yard shooting, Syria, economy transcript, videoWe still don’t know all the facts, but we do know that several people have been shot, and some have been killed. So we are confronting yet another mass shooting — and today, it happened on a military installation in our nation’s capital. It’s a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel [no mention of terrorism]
a 34-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, as the shooter responsible for killing 11 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday.... was a government civilian contractor new to the Washington, D.C. At least 12 people, including a shooter, have been confirmed dead in the rampage at the Washington Navy Yard... the evidence indicates only one gunman was involved. Officials said they still do not know a motive for the shooting but that they do “not have any evidence to think” that it was related to terrorism.
SEARCH FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER AT WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, MULTIPLE VICTIMS REPORTED
Several people have been killed and as many as 10 people wounded in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A manhunt is underway and there is a shelter in place order for Navy personnel.
Latest updates:
11:35 a.m. Patricia Ward said she was going to the cafeteria in the building where the shooting occurred.
“I heard the first three shots, pop pop pop. And we all knew I know what a gun sounds like,” Ward said.
“I immediately thought of my family” as it was happening, she told TheBlaze.
11:32 a.m. NBC Washington is reporting four police officers are down, including D.C. metro and military officers.
11:28 a.m. NBC Washington is reporting one shooter is dead, citing two law enforcement sources.
11:23 a.m. USA Today: Two shooters “down.”
11:25 a.m.
11:14 a.m. NBC News is reporting police have entered a second building.
One suspect is reported to have been captured.
10:53 a.m. Washington Post: “Police now believe two shooters, including one in fatigues, have killed four people and wounded eight others.”
10:48 a.m. U.S. Navy Band MU1 Joe Friedman told TheBlaze he was walking to work when word of the shooting spread. He said he was in shock.
“I have no idea how someone could accomplish that,” Friedman said.
10:35 a.m. Naval spokesman confirms reports of at least two shooters.
10:30 a.m. A U.S. Navy official told TheBlaze they cannot confirm the shooting is limited to one suspect.
10:26 a.m. WRC is reporting there were at least 12 victims.
10:16 a.m. “Happy Days” actor Henry Winkler reacts with tweet about gun control.
10:15 a.m. Associated Press: Defense official says several people killed, up to 10 wounded.
10:06 a.m. The shooter may have been armed with an AR-15, WRC reports.
10:04 a.m. Statement from a White House official:
“The President has been briefed several times about the unfolding situation at the Washington Navy Yard by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco and Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromanaco. The President directed his team to stay in touch with our federal partners, including the Navy and FBI, as well as the local officials. We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site.”
#BREAKING: #USNavy confirms several injuries with reports of fatalities at #NavyYardShooting. More to follow.
9:58 a.m. WRC reports at least 10 people have been shot.
9:54 a.m. Flights at Reagan National Airport have been halted.
9:47 a.m. Local news is showing a helicopter lowering a basket down, possibly to rescue a stranded victim.
9:46 a.m. NBC News is reporting seven people have been shot, including two police officers.
9:43 a.m. The suspect has been described as a black male approximately 6 feet tall, according to local ABC affiliate WJLA-TV. It is unclear whether he is military or a civilian.
9:33 a.m. The Washington Post reported a D.C. police officer is among those shot out of at least three, possibly four victims.
9:24 a.m. WRC-TV is reporting the search for the shooter is still active. WRC reports two people were shot inside the building at the Naval Sea Systems Command, one person shot on the roof. There are reports of at least one officer shot.
Confirmed active shooter on the grounds of the Navy Yard with multiple victims
Navy officials say a lone gunman opened fire and wounded “several victims,” NBC News reported.
Local NBC affiliate WRC-TV reported a woman was shot and there was still an active search for the gunman as of 9:10 a.m. ET.
According to WRC, the Navy said three shots were fired at 8:20 a.m. inside a building that houses the Naval Sea Systems Command.
This is a breaking news story. Updates will be added.
TheBlaze’s Sara Carter and Eddie Scarry contributed reporting.
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WASHINGTON: At least eight people have been killed with multiple injuries including two security officials as some unidentified persons fired live bullets…\
Gunman opens fire at DC Navy Yard
- WASHINGTON, DC (RNN) - Authorities told media outlets as many as four people were dead from the Washington Naval Yard shooting Monday, with up to 10 others injured ...
- Sep 16, 2013 · The U.S. Navy said four people were killed and eight injured in a shootingMonday morning inside a military building at the Washington Navy Yard. …
- WASHINGTON -- A gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yardon Monday morning, and a Defense Department official said several people were killed ...
- Sep 16, 2013 · Several people reportedly were wounded Monday morning in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. A release from the U.S. Navy at 8:20 a.m. EDT …
DC Navy Yard Shooting Notes Terrorism
>WASHINGTON: At least eight people have been killed with multiple injuries including two security officials as some unidentified persons fired live bullets within Navy Yard of Washington DC.
Metropolitan police says that at least eight people have been killed in the shooting incident.
The reports claim that two shooters, who managed to get into the heavily fortified navy yard, have been taken down.
Latest Updates
Some reports have emerged that two of the shooters have been killed after the exchange of fire.
Special Commandos of the anti-terrorists unit have arrived the yard, about four miles from the White House.
Tactical teams of the security forces have entered into the second building of the navy yard in the capital.
DC police has asked Navy Yard families to reunite at national stadium parking lot B.
Reagan Airport has been made completely reopened, says the metropolitan officials.
Security officials have asked all the persons with camera mobile to switch off their devices and to avoid snapping the operation.
Police has reportedly engaged one shooter at the navy yard.
Fox correspondents have reported that casualties have reached the figure of 10. The city authorities have made the schools around the area closed to ensure the safety of kids.
Metropolitan police is expected to hold a press briefing soon to delve light on the incident.
More shots are reported from the Navy Yard building.
A press briefing is expected at the George Washington hospital about the condition of the injured people.
Speculation says that President Barrack Obama might defer his address to the nation till the situation is confirmed from the security officials.
Now law enforcers have revealed that about three armed persons are inside the building.
Terrorism Experts say that it would too early to make any case of the shooters cause as Naval Sea System at the headquarter might not be the prime target.
Earlier Updates
According to US Navy officials, the assailant is being searched out in the vicinity as his identity is yet to be ascertained.
The headquarter of the US Navy is a station for over 3,000 staff with many buildings inside the area.
The Navy troops have started carrying out operation in the headquarters to catch the assailant.
The suspect is reportedly a male with a large shotgun in his hands; however, further details need to be ascertained.
The official account of US Navy says that the shooting was made at Naval Sea Systems Command. This is the largest of the system amongst the five systems of the navy covering marines and ships location and direction.
The rescue workers say that no fatalities have been reported yet with one person got injuries in the incident (the number has reached seven now).
Washington DC police is on the scene now to search the active shooter, eye witnesses say.
The police teams have cordoned off the area so that any further attempt of attack or escape of the shooter could be avoided.
Earlier, a report from a local channel says that shooter was spotted at the fourth flour of a building inside the headquarter. But the report has not got confirmation from the law enforcers.
The latest reports from police officials say that at least three people have been injured since the shooting started. They fear that casualties might occur as number of injured persons grow.
Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey says that the headquarter is heavily fortified and you need badge and other privileges to enter the place.
“We can’t determine the nature of the incident whether it has criminal or any other type of roots,” he further said.
“The arms and ammu the gunman has seem to be heavy; however, the security officials would try to catch him alive.”
The latest development reveal that marines have entered the building where the shooter has been spotted.
“The shooter has locked himself inside a room,” the security officials say.
...Keeping in view of any emergency, all flights have been barred over the Washington DC area, the officials ...The much of the Washington area has been shut down, the authorities say and added that traffic is thin on the roads now.
There are some fatalities at the navy yard, NBC has reported.
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