Mass shooting at Washington Navy Yard
Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 07:22 GMT+7
A man opened fire at the Naval Sea Systems Command building in the Washington Navy Yard on Monday in a shooting that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, not far from the US Capitol and White House, officials said.
Here is a timeline of the shooting according to witnesses and police:8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT): A gunman, later identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas, enters the five-story building. He shoots at people from the fourth-floor of an atrium into the busy, first-floor cafeteria and at people fleeing their offices in the ensuing chaos.
Fire alarms sound and alternate with security announcements. Workers barricade themselves in offices and conference rooms.
8:22-8:23 am: Washington city and US Park Police officers arrive to join base security in fighting the gunman. There are already victims.
8:27 am: SWAT police enter the building as officers and emergency personnel surround the Navy Yard. Intermittent gunfire sounds throughout the site.
8:35-8:40 am: Police see a man they believe might be a second shooter, armed with a handgun. Police later say the man has been identified and is not a suspect.
Police say a third man, described as black and armed with a rifle, is a possible suspect in the rampage.
Shortly after 9 am: Gunfire dies down. Police swarm Navy Yard to search buildings and remove people from shelters. Helicopters remove victims from the roof of Sea Systems Command building.
About 9:30 am: Ambulances take victims to hospitals.
10 am: The Federal Aviation Administration lifts brief ban on departures from Reagan National Airport because of law enforcement helicopters flying over the Navy Yard.
About 11:30 am: Police say a gunman is dead.
About 3 pm: Senate workers ordered to shelter in place. Senate cancels session. Nationals Major League Baseball team cancels night game with Atlanta Braves.
Roads, highways and some schools were shut down during the day. Some personnel at the base will remain locked down into the evening.
About 6:30 pm: With the capital on high alert, a man throws firecrackers over the White House's north fence line. He is arrested.
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US shooting suspect worked at Hewlett-Packard subcontractor Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspect in Monday's shooting rampage at the US Navy Yard in Washington, was an employee of a company called "The Experts," a subcontractor for an HP Enterprise Services military contract, Hewlett-Packard said. HP said the contract was "to refresh equipment used on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) network." "HP is cooperating fully with law enforcement as requested," Michael Thacker, director of corporate media relations for Hewlett-Packard, said in a statement. |
