Washington Navy Yard shooting

Washington Navy Yard shooting
Washington Navy Yard shooting
	Freeze-frame shot of CCTV footage of the shooter in building 197 holding a Remington 870 shotgun
Location	NAVSEA Building 197, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°52′28.7″N 76°59′54.7″W / 38.874639°N 76.998528°W
Date	September 16, 2013 ; 8:16 – 9:25 a.m. (EDT)
Attack type	Mass murder, mass shooting, shootout
Weapons	Remington Model 870 Express Synthetic Tactical 7-Round 12-gauge shotgun; Stolen Beretta M9 9mm semi-automatic pistol;
Deaths	13 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	8 (3 from gunfire)
Perpetrator	Aaron Alexis
Motive	Unknown

The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 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. The attack took place in the Navy Yard's Building 197; it began around 8:16 a.m. EDT and ended when police killed Alexis around 9:25 a.m. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Washington, D.C. history, as well as the second deadliest mass murder on a U.S. military base, behind the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.

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^ Morello, Carol; Hermann, Peter; Williams, Clarence (September 16, 2013). "Authorities identify seven of the 13 people killed in Navy Yard shooting". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[1] Miller, S.A.; Sheehy, Kate; Celona, Larry (September 16, 2013). "DC massacre gunman named – had ex-Navy Yard staffer's ID". New York Post.

[whathappened-2] "Rampage at the Navy Yard: What happened inside Building 197?". The Washington Post. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[3] "FBI releases terrifying footage of the Navy Yard shooter". The Week. September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[4] Solomon, John (September 16, 2013). "Aaron Alexis may have picked up and used victims' weapons: investigators". The Washington Times. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[NYTshear-5] Shear, Michael D.; Schmidt, Michael S. (September 16, 2013). "Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[nbcwashington-6] "12 Victims Killed, 8 Wounded in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard, Suspected Gunman Killed". NBC Washington. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

[WPmorello-7] Morello, Carol; Hermann, Peter; Williams, Clarence (September 16, 2013). "Authorities identify seven of the 13 people killed in Navy Yard shooting". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

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