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It is indeed another sad day, as 13 lie dead in Washington D.C. after a shoot out occurred.


The Washington Post reports, "The incident, in which the death toll rose almost hourly, represents the single worst loss of life in the District since an airliner plunged into the Potomac River in 1982, killing 78." The article goes onto to report, "As of 8 p.m. Monday, Navy officials said about 2,000 people remained on base, and that it could take another 3-4 hours before everyone was cleared to leave." The Navy Yard, within Washington D.C. is a gun-free zone.


However, gun-free zones do not stop those willing to break the law and fire on others. Reports were initially trying to identify 3 shooters, but has reduced it down to one dead the shooter, Aaron Alexis. The shooter was 34 years of age, and a recent residence of Texas, but originally from Queens, N.Y. No motive is currently known (as of 9:33 eastern, 9-16-2013), and the black male shooter was believed to be a Buddist.


DC Clothesline has found the dead shooter, Aaron Alexis has been alerted to police in 2010. "Records show that he was arrested for discharging a firearm within a municipality. Police were dispatched to the Oak Hills apartments about 6:40 p.m. Sept 4, 2010, on a report that someone had fired a shot through the floor and into the ceiling of a woman’s apartment, according to a Fort Worth police report." While one incident would not be considered reason for a shooting rampage, it should be acknowledged.


Seems this is not the only incident for Alexis to be firing a firearm. Seattle.Gov has identified Alexis in a arrest within Seattle. "The victims reported seeing a man, later identified by police as Alexis, walk out of the home next to their worksite, pull a gun from his waistband and fire three shots into the two rear tires of their Honda before he walked slowly back to his home north of the construction site." Reason for shooting the tires? "The owner of the construction business told police he believed Alexis was angry over the parking situation around the work site." Yahoo News is reporting Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011 in the U.S. Navy. "According to a bio released by the U.S. Navy, Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011. He left the Navy on Jan. 31, 2011, as a petty officer 3rd class and had been working for the fleet logistics support squadron No. 46 in Fort Worth." The article goes onto to say ‘A Navy official told Reuters Alexis received a general discharge from the Navy in 2011 "after a series of misconduct issues.’"


It appears the man had some serious anger issues.


Source:

The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-search-for-active-shooter-on-grounds-of-washington-navy-yard-in-southeast-dc/2013/09/16/b1d72b9a-1ecb-11e3-b7d1-7153ad47b549_story.html
DC Clothesline: http://dcclothesline.com/2013/09/16/alleged-washington-navy-yard-shooter-aaron-alexis-had-a-history-of-seeking-vengeance-with-firearms/#more-18105
Police Report: http://media.star-telegram.com/smedia/2013/09/16/14/54/17iFpJ.So.58.pdf
Seattle Gov: http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2013/09/16/suspect-in-navy-yard-attack-previously-arrested-in-seattle-for-anger-fueled-shooting/
Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/shots-fired-at-washington-navy-yard--u-s--navy-confirms-130407614.html