Several killed in US Navy base shooting
Four people killed and eight others injured after gunman opens fire inside Washington Navy building, official says.

Four people have been killed and at least eight others injured in a shooting at the US Navy Yard in Washington, a Navy official said.

Police were searching the Navy complex after the shooting on Monday morning to track down one or several gunmen involved in the attack.

Washington Post reported that there were three shooters, including one in military fatigues.

A Navy official said one shooter had been "contained".

Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from the scene, said there was an "enormous police presence" in the vicinity of the Navy Yard. wo helicopters were flying over the complex and roads were blocked.

A Washington police spokesman said a police officer and one other law enforcement officer were among those shot.

The Navy did not officially confirm the number of casualties, but said "several" people had suffered injuries. It said people inside the building had been directed to stay in place.

The Navy said at least three shots were fired at 8:20 am (13:20 GMT) in the headquarters building of the Naval Sea Systems Command.

About 3,000 people work at the headquarters.

'Fortress'

Witnesses saw police with rifles running towards the complex as police believed the attacker was holed up inside.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan described the attack as "shocking", since the Navy complex is a high-security facility.

"It's a fortress," she said, adding that staff need to present ID cards to get in and that cars are checked to get access to the complex grounds.

Flights at Reagan National Airport were temporarily halted to enable helicopters to fly injured to the hospital.

The White House said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the unfolding situation by senior aides.

Naval Sea Systems Command builds, buys and maintains the Navy's ships and submarines and their combat systems.

It is the largest of the Navy's five system commands and accounts for a quarter of the Navy's entire budget.

The Navy Yard complex is located 1.6km south of the US Capitol. It includes a museum and the residence of the chief of naval operations, among other buildings.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/09/201391613153627767.html

Oh MY God!

This is serious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DgWh8SR-1s

[size=15pt]Washington DC Shooting: at least 4 dead, 8 wounded at US Navy [/size]

At least four have died and several have been wounded after shooting broke out at the Washington Navy Yard. Conflicting reports have surfaced on the status of the shooters, with some saying that one is down, while the other is allegedly on the run.

CHINEKEEE!!

Presently a least 12 dead, and it could be more. Why cant america do what Australia did in regards to gun control? I get angry when people die over things that can be avoided, losing over 30,000 people every year due to gun violence is no joke, its really a war within. R. I. P. To the dead.

And each time Piers Morgan tweets about Gun control, he gets trolled!
Obama needs to act decisively on this.

And each time Piers Morgan tweets about Gun control, he gets trolled!
Obama needs to act decisively on this.

Until a whole state goes before the american natives allow Gun Control Laws.
Ya'll keeping to crazy old believes-guns founded our freedom,so we must keep them.
Both the first and second amendments need to be revisited

What do you expect from a country that loves gun more than food? Where NRA one of the most powerful lobby groups is ready to spend millions of dollars in bribe lobbying.
RIP the dead, may God comfort the families.

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Hezron Lorraine: Until a whole state goes before the american natives allow Gun Control Laws.
Ya'll keeping to crazy old believes-guns founded our freedom,so we must keep them.
Both the first and second amendments need to be revisited

The annoying thing is when something like this happens everybody will keep a sad face, the president will give a sad speech, the governor of the state, the mayor, the sheriff and even the NRA spokesman will all give a sad speech, the media will be filled with the stories then after some days its party as usual and who knows Hollywood might make a movie out of it.

this incident occurred in d.c which has some of the strictest gun regulations in the world. the naval base was a gun free zone that didn't allow guns on the base. there was already gun control in place, yet it did not stop this from occurring. yet gun controls is the solution?

it is sad that after the fort hood incident more hasn't been done to safeguard military bases. at the least officers should be allowed to carry sidearms. after all they are trained professionals who know just about everything there is to know about handling a weapon. allow them defend themselves rather than have trained pros be sitting ducks if shit hits the fan.

the world need to give peace to get peaceful