One suspect is dead after a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, but two others may be on the loose, the D.C. police chief said Monday.
“The big concern for us right now is that we potentially have two other shooters that we have not located at this point,” Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters. Continue reading
The Washington Navy Yard, where police were responding to a shooter Monday morning, may not be one of the capital’s most well-known facilities. But it serves as a major headquarters for several Navy divisions.
Fox News security analyst K.T. McFarland described it as the “beating heart of the United States Navy.” Continue reading
A shooter who had engaged police in a running firefight through the sprawling Washington Navy Yard was shot and killed Monday, as officials continued to search the base for a possible second shooter, law enforcement officials said.
At least four people in addition to the shooter were killed and at least eight were wounded in the rampage that began at approximately 8:20 a.m. at the Navy Yard, a huge complex of buildings located along Washington’s Anacostia River waterfront. Continue reading
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said one shooter was confirmed killed at the scene of the Navy Yard rampage and authorities are looking for two other men who may also have been involved in the attack.
The two at large suspects were dressed in military garb but are not believed to be U.S. service personnel, Lanier said. Continue reading
Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said.
One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. Continue reading
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Evil struck Newtown, Connecticut this morning.
A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, before turning the gun on himself in the second worst school shooting in United States history.
Adam Lanza, 20, shot and killed his mother at their home in Newtown before going to the school and killing all the students in his mother’s kindergarten class. In addition to the children, Lanza killed the principal and five other adults. Continue reading