U.S. Park Officer Tells of His Response to 2013 Navy Yard Shooting

Nearly one year after the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, one of the officers who took on the killer tells his story.
Nearly one year after the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, one of the officers who took on the killer tells his story.
On Sept. 16, 2013, Aaron Alexis walked into Washington, D.C.'s Navy Yard complex and opened fire. He killed 12 people and wounded four before he was fatally shot by police. Nearly a year after the Washington Navy Yard shootings, PostTv shows a timeline of how the shooting rampage unfolded that day. Read More Here.
It was reasonable for officials to reroute a Capitol Police tactical squad away from the Washington Navy Yard rampage amid concerns about possible threats to the U.S. Capitol after the officers got stuck in traffic, according to a report released Friday that defends the decision.
The FBI has released preliminary findings of the Sept. 16 Washington Navy Yard shooting that includes new details about the shooter's weapons, a timeline of his movements, and his mental state leading up to the shooting.
The FBI has released video surveillance footage from the Washington Navy Yard shooting showing Aaron Alexis arriving and stalking the hallways with a shotgun and handgun. Read the full story here.
A second Metropolitan (D.C.) Police officer was hit by gunfire during last week's shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, Chief Cathy Lanier said Tuesday.
The FBI took it upon itself to track the weapons involved in the Washington Navy Yard shooting, leaving out of the loop the federal law enforcement agency in charge of firearm enforcement.
A U.S. Capitol Police commander ordered the agency's SWAT team to stand down Monday morning as operators arrived at the gate of the Washington Navy Yard to confront the shooter.
The man named as the shooter in Monday’s Washington Navy Yard rampage had a highly checkered four-year career as a Navy reservist, a period marked by repeated run-ins with his military superiors and the law, including an incident in which he cursed repeatedly after being thrown out of a nightclub, according to documents and Navy officials.
Aaron Alexis used a legally purchased 12-gauge shotgun to kill 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning and likely picked up a Glock handgun from one of his victims, according to the FBI.
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