Washington Navy Yard Shooting: Four Killed, More Injured, One to Three Shooters Reported

By Eric Chen 16 Sep, 2013 11:10 EDT

At least four people were killed and several wounded in a shooting rampage, involving reportedly multiple shooters inside the Washington Navy Yard, Navy officials reported.

It was first reported that a gunman dressed in all black, described as an adult black male, about six feet tall with a bald head, fired shots, according to D.C. Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Chris Kelly.

However, some reports say that as many as three shooters had been identified, according to Los Angeles Times.

A Navy spokesperson, Lt. Courtney Hilson, said the number of victims was still preliminary as authorities cleared the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters room by room.

The shooting occurred at 8:20 a.m., and the "active shooter" remained inside the building at large, the Navy reported.

Emergency personnel, the FBI, U.S. Capitol Police and local D.C. police responded to the shooting, shutting down the nearby traffic and grounding the air traffic at the nearby Ronald Reagan National Airport.

About 3,000 people, both civilians and military, work at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters.

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Washington Navy Yard Shooting: Four Killed, More Injured, One to Three Shooters Reported

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.

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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues

2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.