Police Responding to Reported Shooter at Navy Yard

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Associated Press


D.C. police and the FBI say there's a report of a shooter inside a military building at the Washington Navy Yard.

Police are responding to reports of shots fired, and an FBI spokeswoman says there's at least one victim.

The U.S. Navy also said on Twitter that they're looking for a gunman. They say three shots were fired inside their Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters.

The Washington Navy Yard says on its website that it's the Navy's oldest shore establishment. It is home to the chief of Naval Operations and is also headquarters for the Naval Historical Center and numerous naval commands.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FOX News


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DEVELOPING: At least 10 people have been shot — with multiple fatalities — at a Navy building in Washington, U.S. Navy authorities said Monday.

A Navy Yard spokesman said the suspected gunman remains active and possibly barricaded following reports of shots fired at around 8:20 a.m. at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters in southeast Washington. A U.S. Navy official later told Reuters that it's possible more than one shooter is involved, although that has not been verified.

Police sources told The Washington Post that three shooters, including one in military fatigues, were involved in the incident.

Roughly 3,000 people who work inside the building have been directed to stay in place as authorities continue searching for the shooter, Navy officials said. Low-flying helicopters were spotted circling above the scene, dropping baskets to evacuate people from the complex.

The Washington Post reported that a D.C. police officer was among those injured. All were listed in critical condition, authorities told the newspaper.

Rick Mason, a program management analyst who is a civilian with the U.S. Navy, said a gunman was shooting from a fourth floor overlook in the hallway outside his office. Mason said the gunman was aiming down at people in the building's cafeteria on the first floor, adding that he could hear the shots but could not see a gunman.

Shortly after the gunfire, Mason said overhead speakers told workers to seek shelter and later to head for the gates at the complex.

Patricia Ward, a logistics management specialist, said she was in the cafeteria and heard shots. They sounded like "pop, pop, pop," she said. After a few seconds, there were more shots, she said.

"Everybody just panicked at first," she said. "It was just people running, running, running."

People who were inside the building said the gunman — described as a tall, African-American male — wordlessly sprayed fire from an AR-15 assault rifle.

“We saw him hold the rifle, and we saw him aim it in our direction,” a witness told FoxNews.com.

Another witness told WJLA: "We were looking, but he was down the hall far enough that we couldn't see a face. But we saw him hold the rifle and then we saw him raise it and aim in our direction."

Naval Sea Systems Command is the largest of the Navy's five system commands and accounts for a quarter of the Navy's entire budget. It builds, buys and maintains the Navy's ships and submarines and their combat systems.

Out of an abundance of caution, U.S. Capitol Police will conduct enhanced security operations on the Capitol Complex, although no known threat exists. Six schools have also reportedly been locked down as a precautionary measure.

White House officials, in a statement released shortly after the shooting, confirmed that President Obama had been briefed on the incident.

"The President directed his team to stay in touch with our federal partners, including the Navy and FBI, as well as the local officials," the statement read. "We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site."

[perrhaps]

Wouldn't airlifting folks in rescue baskets make them easy targets?

[minz]

Wouldn't airlifting folks in rescue baskets make them easy targets?

I was thinking that when I saw the photo's on the net :dunno:

[Richard Cranium]

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[Muddy]

That mutha fucka got black!

[Hal-9000]

wouldn't the folks on a navy base have some shooters to take this guy out once he got started?

[Muddy]

It's a ship yard. Not a base.

[Hal-9000]

aye Popeye, thanks

[RBP]

It's a ship yard. Not a base.

Well it's administrative compounds. I didn't think it was literally a ship yard. 16,000 people work there. But yes, not a military base per say.

[RBP]

The gun haters can't stop themselves. The bodies aren't even cold yet, ffs. Have a little respect and save the political bullshit for later, assholes.

[Loser]

He had 2 previous confrontations related to firearms, and the prosecuters in both cases "failed" to uphold the current laws already in place.

The only people to blame here, are the idiots that let him go the first two times.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I want to punch pelosi in the face

[Richard Cranium]

Feinstien is up to her usual cunt tricks

[RBP]

As the story is right now, he concealed a sawed off shotgun, dusted an officer, and took his AK. What the fuck does gun control have to do with THAT? Seriously, shut the fuck up.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The gun haters can't stop themselves. The bodies aren't even cold yet, ffs. Have a little respect and save the political bullshit for later, assholes.

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[RBP]

Last I heard he brought in a sawed off shotgun, dusted an officer, and took the officers semiautomatic rifle and pistol. What impact would gun control have on that? The same impact it would have had on Aurora and Newtown: ZERO.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Look at the screen capture from CNN, it was obviously an AR15 shotgun :nono:

[RBP]

Look at the screen capture from CNN, it was obviously an AR15 shotgun :nono:

:facepalm:

[Richard Cranium]

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[Richard Cranium]

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[DemonGeminiX]

... and the report from Fox News just said that records show that the shooter was being treated for mental illness.

Funny how that mental illness thing keeps popping up when non-gang related gun violence goes down.

But :rip: to all the victims and my condolences to their families.

[RBP]

Just read a quote from congressmen blaming sequestor for bad background checks. :facepalm:

Shameless fucktards, all of them.

[KevinD]

Cnn reported that this shooter was yet another liberal obummer supporter.

[RBP]

Rachel Maddow reported that he called the police to his hotel maybe a month ago and he was having paranoid delusions about being followed by the microwaves. They were so concerned that the police sergeant advised the navy by phone and by fax that they had a delusional contractor on their hands. oh boy, if that's true.....