Gunman slain after killing 12 at Washington Navy Yard
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Clifford Armion
le 17/09/2013
Activer le mode zenDavid Cloud, Richard A. Serrano and Richard Simon
WASHINGTON — A gunman who had been discharged by the Navy in 2011 after what an official described as a "pattern of misconduct" staged a two-hour rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people before being shot to death by law enforcement officials.Officials using fingerprint records identified the man as Aaron Alexis, 34, a Navy contractor, whose arrival on the base shortly before 8:15 a.m. set off hours of terror and mayhem.
More than 3,000 workers were locked down in their offices while police officers, Navy security guards and FBI agents fought a running gun battle with the shooter, who was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and a handgun. Investigators think Alexis began the assault with only the shotgun and that he took the AR-15 and handgun from people he shot, a U.S. official said.
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"Gunman slain after killing 12 at Washington Navy Yard ", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), septembre 2013. Consulté le 19/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/gunman-slain-after-killing-12-at-washington-navy-yard-