Thread: MASS SHOOTING AT WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

The Pentagon "believes there has been loss of life" in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, a spokesman says.

updated 11:13 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2013

• D.C. Navy Yard shooting

BREAKING NEWS


FATALITIES REPORTED IN NAVY YARD SHOOTING








10 shot, number of dead not known

• Pentagon "believes there has been loss of life"

• Gunman still at large
• ATF sends in special response team DEVELOPING STORY

• Live blog: Latest developments
• LIVE: The shooting scene
• Photos: Navy Yard shooting
• Witness: He aimed his gun at us

10 people injured in naval facility shooting; Pentagon 'believes there has been loss of life'

By Tom Cohen, CNN
updated 11:14 AM EDT, Mon September 16, 2013



Police describe Navy Yard shooting suspect

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Helicopters hover overhead as police in SWAT gear swarm the scene
• Two law officers are among 10 injured in the Navy Yard shootings
• Authorities say an "active shooter" is in the building
• The suspect is described as a man dressed in all black

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Washington (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 11:13 a.m. Monday]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has sent a team of about 20 special agents to help authorities as they work to contain a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, a law enforcement official told CNN's Evan Perez Monday. The team is the same one that helped apprehend Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the official said.
[Breaking news update at 11:10 a.m. Monday]
The Pentagon "believes there has been loss of life" in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Pentagon spokesman George Little told CNN on Monday. He had no other details.
[Original story, posted at 11:09 a.m. Monday]
Two law officers among 10 people injured in naval facility shooting
(CNN) -- A gunman dressed in all black fired shots Monday inside the U.S. Navy Yard, injuring at least 10 people, according to the Navy and a Washington police spokesman.
The U.S. Navy tweeted there are "several confirmed injuries with reports of fatalities."
The injured included a Washington police officer who has been hospitalized, and a base security guard officer, said Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Saray Leon.

Police stand guard on M Street in Washington near the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, after a gunman opened fire. At least 10 people have been injured, and the gunman is still at large.

Police block off a road leading to the Washington Navy Yard.

A helicopter lifts a person off a roof at the Navy Yard.

A police officer carries an automatic rifle at the Washington Navy Yard.

Police officers adjust their gear.


Photos: Shooting at Washington Navy Yard

The incident occurred at 8:20 a.m. when several shots were fired inside the headquarters for Naval Sea Systems Command in southeast Washington. An "active shooter" remained inside the building, the Navy said.
Helicopters hovered overhead as police with riot and SWAT team gear swarmed the scene.
Police spokesman ChrisKelly described the suspect as an adult male, about 6 feet tall with a bald head and medium complexion, dressed in a black top and black jeans.
Shooting at Washington Navy Yard

Shooting at Washington Navy Yard

Two witnesses told CNN affiliate WJLA that they heard a fire alarm go off in the building where they worked, then saw a man with a rifle down the hallway as they exited the building.
"He aimed the gun and fired our way," a man who identified himself as Todd Brundidge told WJLA, adding, "I couldn't believe it."
People frantically tried to run out of the building, Brundidge said.
"Everyone was going down the stairs. They were pushing. They were shoving. People were falling down,"he told WJLA. "As we came outside, people were climbing the wall trying to get over the wall to get out of the spaces. It was just crazy."
Emergency personnel, the FBI, U.S. Capitol Police and local D.C. police responded to the shooting, shutting down traffic in the area on the District's south side along the Anacostia River. Some people are being evacuated, and others are sheltering in place.
At least six schools were on lockdown as a precaution, the Washington public schools said in a Twitter post.
Air traffic to Reagan National Airport in northern Virginia, the closest airport to downtown Washington, was suspended but later resumed, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A White House statement said President Barack Obama was briefed on the situation.
The headquarters -- the workplace for about 3,000 people -- is the largest of the Navy's five system commands. It has a fiscal year budget of nearly $30 billion.
"With a force of 60,000 civilian, military and contract support personnel, NAVSEA engineers, builds, buys and maintains the Navy's ships and submarines and their combat systems," the Navy said.
The Washington Navy Yard -- the Navy's oldest land establishment -- was created in 1799 following an act of Congress, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. Originally envisioned as a shipbuilding and fitting facility on the Anacostia River, it serviced some of the Navy's most famous early vessels, including the USS Constitution.
Burned during the War of 1812, the Navy Yard was transformed into a center for ordnance and technological development. The facility was the world's largest ordnance plant during World War II, but its military role steadily diminished during the Cold War era.
Today, the Navy Yard includes the headquarters of Naval District Washington and is home to a naval museum. The area around the facility has been marked in recent years by significant commercial and residential revitalization.
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Police say 2 shooters have killed 4, injured 8 on grounds of Washington Navy Yard

Washington Post

- ‎50 minutes ago‎

What police believe to be two shooters, including one in fatigues, killed at least four people and wounded eight others at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, throwing the region into fear and chaos as authorities tried to contain the incident. . .

"Multiple deaths" and 2 shooters "down" at Navy Yard in Washington, a Navy spokesman says.

Washington (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 11:31 a.m. Monday]
Two suspected shooters "are down" at the Washington Navy Yard, according to Ed Zeigler, director of Public Affairs for Naval District Washington. Zeigler was not able to confirm whether the suspected gunmen had been taken into custody or killed.
"Multiple" people have been killed in the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, Zeigler told CNN's Dan Merica.

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Two Officers Among 5 Injured in DC Shooting

Two law enforcement officers are among five wounded after an armed suspect fired shots inside the Navy Sea Systems Command headquarters building in Washington, D.C., this morning. . .

ABC News

One suspect is dead in the shooting at Washington Navy Yard, a senior Navy official says; "multiple deaths" reported.

Conflicting reports emerged about whether there was another shooter. Ed Zeigler, director of public affairs for Naval District Washington, told CNN earlier Monday that two suspected shooters were "down," but the senior Navy official could not confirm whether there was more than one gunman.
Multiple people were killed in the deadly shooting, Zeigler said, which sent police in SWAT team gear swarming to the scene.

Four people reported killed at Washington Navy Yard


LIVE: BBC news coverage of the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard

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At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, a naval installation in the US capital, a Navy official has said.
Police entered an office building in search of a gunman, after shots were fired at 08:20 local time (13:20 GMT), the US Navy said.
ABC News reports a gunman, identified as a 50-year-old Navy employee whose employment status had "recently changed", has died at the scene.
A police officer was among the wounded.
Personnel at the yard were ordered to "shelter in place" on Monday morning, the Navy said.
Capt Ed Buclatin, director of public affairs at the Navy Installations Command at the Navy Yard, said on Twitter that four people were killed and eight injured.


Gunman 'aimed at us'

The US Navy said shots were reported fired at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters at the yard in south-east Washington DC.
At least three people suffering "severe" gunshot wounds were brought to Washington Hospital Center by helicopter, said chief medical officer Janis Orlowski.
A Washington DC Metropolitan Police officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his legs, a female civilian was shot in the head and hand, and another woman was being treated for a shoulder wound, she said.
All three were in critical condition but their chances for survival were "very good", Dr Orlowski said.
Continue reading the main story A helicopter rescues an apparent victim of the multiple shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, the naval installation in the US capital.
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Eyewitness Patricia Ward reported hearing at least seven shots from inside a cafeteria on Monday morning.
"It just happened so fast… I just ran," she said.
Cmdr Tim Juris was on the fourth floor of the building when he heard shots, he told the BBC.
"It sounded like a cap gun as opposed to a real gun," he said.


Professor Gary Solis explains what the Washington Navy Yard does

In the minutes following the initial reports, dozens of emergency vehicles converged on the site. Helicopters have been flying overhead.
The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department has instructed family members to reunite at the car park of a nearby baseball stadium.
President Barack Obama has been briefed on the matter by top officials and has directed federal agencies to co-ordinate their response efforts. He is expected to make a statement shortly.
As many as 3,000 people work at the command, which engineers, purchases, builds and maintains ships and submarines for the Navy.
The Washington Navy Yard is the US Navy's oldest shore installation, first opened in the early 19th Century, according to the Navy.

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