Washington navy yard gunman Aaron Alexis was Hewlett-Packard worker
But Alexis recently found contract work with the navy. The compputer firm Hewlett-Packard said it had employed him as a subcontractor on an information technology project for the US navy and marine corps intranet system. It was not clear whether he worked at the Washington navy yard as part of the project.
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A former acquaintance, Oui Suthametewakul, said Alexis lived with him and his wife from August 2012 to May 2013 in Fort Worth, but that they had to part ways because he wasn't paying his bills. Alexis was a "nice guy," Suthametewakul said, though he sometimes carried a gun and would frequently complain about being the victim of discrimination.
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Hewlett-Packard confirmed that it had employed Alexis as a subcontractor. It said in a statement: "Aaron Alexis was an employee of a company called 'The Experts,' a subcontractor to an HP Enterprise Services contract to refresh equipment used on the navy marine corps intranet (NMCI) network. HP is cooperating fully with law enforcement as requested."
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A huddle of NYPD officers stood in the road outside the three-storey building, watched by a small crowd of reporters and TV crews. Earlier in the day, Anthony Little, the brother-in-law of the uspect, emerged from the house and told NBC4 the family were "distraught". He said: "It's a shocking experience. Nobody expected this. No-one saw it coming. No-one knew anything. So all of this is just shocking."
Little, who is married to Alexis's sister, said he had never met him.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which offers online courses in aviation and aerospace, confirmed that Alexis was enrolled as an online student via its Fort Worth campus, started classes in July 2012 and had been pursuing a bachelor's of science in aeronautics. "We are cooperating fully with investigating officials," the university said.
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