Washington Navy Yard shooting
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CCTV footage of the shooter in building 197 holding a Remington 870 shotgun.
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| Location | NAVSEA Building 197, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°52′28.7″N 76°59′54.7″W / 38.874639°N 76.998528°WCoordinates: 38°52′28.7″N 76°59′54.7″W / 38.874639°N 76.998528°W |
| Date | September 16, 2013 8:16 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. (EDT) |
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Attack type
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Mass murder, shooting, shootout |
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| Deaths | 13 (including the perpetrator) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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8 (3 from gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Aaron Alexis |
| Motive | Targeted Individual |
| Aaron Alexis | |
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May 9, 1979 Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2013 (aged 34) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound to the head |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Civilian contractor, U.S. Navy sailor |
The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when a lone gunman–Aaron Alexis–fatally shot twelve people and injured three others in a mass shooting at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) inside the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, D.C. The attack, which took place in the Navy Yard's Building 197, began around 8:20 a.m. EDT and ended when Alexis was killed by police around 9:20 a.m. EDT.
It was the second-deadliest mass murder on a U.S. military base, behind only the Fort Hood shooting in November 2009.
On Monday, September 16, Alexis left his hotel and arrived at the Navy Yard in a rented Toyota Prius at around 7:53 a.m., using a valid pass to enter the Yard. He entered Building 197 at 8:08 a.m. through the main entrance, carrying the disassembled shotgun (the barrel and stock of which had been sawed off) in a bag on his shoulder, and went to the fourth floor, where he had conducted work during the prior week. He assembled the shotgun inside a bathroom, then emerged with the gun, crossed a hallway into the building's 4 West area, which is a cubicle area near the atrium, and began shooting at 8:16 a.m. Four people were hit; three of them died, while the fourth, a young woman, survived wounds to the head and hand. At 8:17 a.m., approximately one minute and 30 seconds after the first shots were fired, the first calls to 9-1-1 were made.
By 8:20 a.m., Alexis had shot and killed eight people on the fourth floor, and he made his way to the third floor, where he fatally shot two more people within the next two minutes. He also fired at several people on at least five separate occasions, wounding one woman in the shoulder as she ran up a stairwell. A NAVSEA employee described encountering a gunman wearing all-blue clothing in a third-floor hallway, saying, "He just turned and started firing." After firing several shots on the third floor, Alexis went to the first floor.
At 8:23 a.m., officers from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies began arriving at Building 197. However, because there were many buildings on the base, officers were unable to discern Building 197's location and asked bystanders for its location. They eventually found Building 197 after moving towards the direction people were fleeing from. There was also confusion regarding the shooting also taking place in a nearby building; in reality, a wounded victim evacuated from Building 197 had been moved to an area located near the second building for medical attention.
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