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Related: About this forumWashington Navy Yard gunman identified as Aaron Alexis-From Queens NY
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WASHINGTON (WABC) -- Law enforcement officiials have identified the gunman killed in the Washington Navy Yard shooting as Aaron Alexis, a Queens native who lived in Texas.
Alexis has lived in Queens and Brooklyn, but most recently lived in Seattle and Fort Worth, Texas. He served as aviation electrician's mate in the Navy between 2007 and 2011.
Authorities said Alexis was identified after the attack Monday morning inside the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation's capital, authorities said.
Officials said 13 people were killed.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=9250426
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Washington Navy Yard gunman identified as Aaron Alexis-From Queens NY (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
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gopiscrap
(23,726 posts)1. Any indicator as to what caused him to allegedly do this
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. Not really. There was a friend from Texas that said he seemed like a regular person with no major
issues.
Warpy
(111,141 posts)3. That will come out in the next few days
Few of these vicious nutters are really random.
sheshe2
(83,654 posts)4. This so sad Justin.
We have 13 more people to mourn, all due to gun violence.
The NRA must be so very proud of themselves.
Thanks Justin.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)5. The NRA leadership are evil and without a soul. They only care about power.
May they rest in peace.