Multiple Deaths In Navy Yard Shooting

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There were multiple fatalities Monday morning when a heavily armed gunman opened fire inside the Washington Navy Yard, officials said. One gunman died in the shooting, and police are seeking two other possible shooters.
"The big concern for us right now is that we potentially have two other shooters that we have not located at this point," Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters.
The Navy Yard was placed on lockdown after multiple shots were fired inside a building on the base, the U.S. Navy said. At least 10 people were injured in the shooting, including eight civilians, one Washington Metro police officer and one base officer, D.C. Metro Police said.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said they are searching for two possible suspects who may still be at-large: a white male, wearing a khaki military-style uniform, beret and carrying a handgun; and a black male, approximately 50 years old, wearing an olive military-style uniform, carrying "a long gun."
"We have no information to believe that either of those folks are military personnel, but we do have information that those individuals are wearing military-style uniforms," Lanier said.
Several witnesses told reporters that they heard a fire alarm go off in the building where they worked, then saw a man with a rifle down the hallway as they exited the building.
"He aimed the gun and fired our way," Todd Brundidge said, "I couldn't believe it."
"Everyone was going down the stairs. They were pushing. They were shoving. People were falling down," he told reporters. "As we came outside, people were climbing the wall trying to get over the wall to get out of the spaces. It was just crazy."
Another employee told reporters what happened after hearing gunshots.
"We heard two shots and started wondering if that was the sound of someone dropping someone or if they were really shots," Omar Grant, a civilian employee at the Navy Yard who was on the first floor of the atrium, said. "We heard three more shots and that's when people started running out of the building and getting the hell out of there."
President Barack Obama addressed the incident saying "yet another mass shooting" this one targeting military and civilian personnel.
“These are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us," Obama said. "They’re patriots and they know the dangers of serving abroad. But today they faced the unimaginable: Violence that they wouldn’t have expected here at home." "We will do everything in our power to make sure that whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible," the president added. "I want the investigation to be seamless."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
 

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