Update:
A shooter wanted in connection with a Monday morning shooting at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard that left four people dead and six others wounded has been killed.
It’s possible another gunman could be at large.
A large search, including from helicopters, was still underway. “It’s a large piece of land with many buildings,” Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham told News4. “It’s going to take a while.”
Tactical teams have entered at least two buildings on the Navy Base to search for the shooter, and News4’s Mark Segraves reported that three helicopters were seen tightly circling part of the base.
One of those shot was a D.C. police officer, reported NBC News’ Pete Williams. Another was a base security officer.
The conditions of the victims are unknown, but George Washington Hospital reported that at least two victims have been transported to that hospital.
Update:
ATF has sent in same Special Response Team that helped take down Boston bomber in boat:
— International News (@CNNInternatDesk) September 16, 2013
Washington Post – by Peter Hermann and Maggie Fazeli Fard
Police say three shooters, including at least one in fatigues, have shot at least 10 people at the Washington Navy Yard.
Police said at least one of the shooters is “down,” but it was unclear whether that means the suspect has been arrested or shot. Two remain at large, and police believe they have pinned down one between the third and fourth floors of one of the buildings on the installation in Southeast Washington.
As hundreds of police officers from various agencies converged on the scene, officials at Reagan National Airport ordered all outgoing flights held.
Police on the scene said at least eight civilians were shot, along with the two police officers. One is a D.C. Metro Police officer who was shot two times in the leg and was evacuated on a helicopter that took off from a rooftop, police said. The other officer worked at the base. Except for the officer who was taken away by helicopter, all the other injured were being treated on the ground, police said.
A Navy Yard employee reached by telephone shortly before 10 a.m. said employees are still being told to shelter in place. She did not hear the shots, but described sirens, SWAT teams, Marines and a helicopter responding.
The U.S. Navy said that three shots were fired around 8:20 a.m. at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building, where about 3,000 people work.
Police closed the 11th St Bridge as well as M St SE between 2nd and 4th streets SE due to the shooting. Entrances to the Navy Yard Metro station remain open.
U.S. Capitol Police confirmed enhanced security at the Capitol, but no immediate threat.
Tyler Elementary School at 10th and G streets in Southeast is on lockdown.
As helicopters circled overhead and emergency vehicles continued to rush to the scene, crowds of onlookers gathered on sidewalks and at a construction site near the Navy Yard, but police pushed them back, yelling at them to keep a distance from the grounds.
One employee who declined to give his name said he heard “blam, blam” inside one of the buildings, then someone pulled the fire alarm.
“We aren’t going back on base today,” he said. “[But] there are still people inside.”
Reports began circulating around 9:30 a.m. that the suspect was “down,” but D.C. police said the suspect is still on the loose and “hiding between floors.”
Here we go. False flag on D.C. because so many people in the military are getting itchy to toss Barry out. Also, specifically stating the guys were wearing fatigues is so blatantly obvious.
Pretty screwed up…FAUX News has enough disinfo spewing out that they don’t even bother to hide it. This bullsh!t will be milked out to the max. Get ready for more Monkey King gun bans; Faux News is helping him.
Well they just brought up Syria and how this base is where they plan airstrikes, gee I wonder where this is going.
WHAT I thought that they had their surveilence cameras on every corner in amerika to monitor our every action. Don`t they have those camera on military bases too. It seems that a walmart store is more secure than that place – I mean even stores have surveilance cameras in the dressing rooms 🙂 . Yea, I smell false flag big time. Perfect time for one with this Syria thing going on.
Yea, the same Stasi terms as Boston. “Shelter-in-place” cowardice even in the Navy Yard.
NC is correct, I belive also that disgruntled military is to be blamed.
DHS has been warning of insider attacks.
That’s why they kept an eye on those Quakers.
The first reports I heard only said washington naval yard. I was thinking bremerton or bangor but when I found out it was DC I stopped caring.