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At Least One Dead in Shooting at Washington Navy Yard Police Report Multiple Dead in D.C. Navy Yard Shooting
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WASHINGTON — The police were searching Monday morning for an armed individual who fatally shot one person and wounded several others, including one police officer, at a naval office building here not far from Capitol Hill and the White House. WASHINGTON — The police were searching Monday morning for an armed individual after a shooting that involved multiple fatalities at a naval office building not far from Capitol Hill and the White House, according to law enforcement officials. At least 10 people were shot, including two police officers, and three people were in critical condition, officials said.
Hundreds of police officers and naval officers surrounded the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, where about 3,000 service members, civilians and contractors work on the Navy’s fleet. Security at the Capitol was enhanced, and the local news media reported that several schools were put on lockdown.Hundreds of police officers and naval officers surrounded the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, where about 3,000 service members, civilians and contractors work on the Navy’s fleet. Security at the Capitol was enhanced, and the local news media reported that several schools were put on lockdown.
An individual fired shots at 8:20 a.m. at the Washington Navy Yard, in the southeastern part of the city, the Navy said on Twitter. Workers were told to shelter in place, and emergency personnel were on the scene. An individual fired shots at 8:20 a.m. at the Washington Navy Yard, in the southeast part of the city, the Navy said on Twitter. Workers were told to shelter in place, and emergency personnel were on the scene.
Officials said the gunman remained at large, even as police officers from around the city began cordoning off the many streets around the Navy Yard. The gunman was barricaded, the police said.Officials said the gunman remained at large, even as police officers from around the city began cordoning off the many streets around the Navy Yard. The gunman was barricaded, the police said.
The Navy Yard is a secure military facility, with guards posted at gates and a large wall surrounding the buildings. It is about three-quarters of a mile from the Capitol building, and about a half-mile from Nationals Park, the home of Washington’s baseball team. The Navy Yard is a secure military facility, with guards posted at gates and a large wall surrounding the buildings. It sits on the waterfront along the Anacostia River in southeast Washington, near Nationals Park, where Washington’s baseball team plays. It is also at one end of the 11th Street Bridge, one of the major thoroughfares that bring traffic into the city from Maryland.
The officer, whose condition was unknown, was taken to a hospital.The officer, whose condition was unknown, was taken to a hospital.
Military helicopters circled the facility as police vehicles and other emergency vehicles rushed to the Navy Yard. A helicopter lowered a basket down to the roof of one of the buildings and appeared to be taking away victims. Military helicopters circled the facility as police vehicles and other emergency vehicles rushed to the Navy Yard. A helicopter lowered a basket to the roof of one of the buildings and appeared to be taking away victims.
Officials at the White House said President Obama has been briefed several times Monday morning about the incident by Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism and homeland security adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco. Officials at the White House said President Obama had been briefed several times Monday morning about the episode by Lisa Monaco, his counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, and Alyssa Mastromonaco, his deputy chief of staff.
“The president directed his team to stay in touch with our federal partners, including the Navy and F.B.I., as well as the local officials,” the White House statement said. “We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site.” “The president directed his team to stay in touch with our federal partners, including the Navy and F.B.I., as well as the local officials,” a White House statement said. “We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site.”
Employees who had been evacuated from the building described a chaotic situation as an individual armed with a rifle roamed the hallways shooting at people. One woman told a local television station that the shooter fired at her but missed. Employees who had been evacuated from the building described a chaotic situation as an individual armed with a rifle roamed the hallways shooting at people.
“We could see him with a rifle. He raised the rifle and aimed at us and fired. He hit high on the wall,” the woman said on WJLA. She said she and her colleagues were working in their offices when the fire alarm went off. “Our fire wardens came running to tell all of us to get out of the building,” she said. That’s when she encountered the shooter. Cmdr. Tim Jirus said he was on the fourth floor of the building when he heard gunshots and saw people start running through the office.
Paul Williams, another person who works at the Navy Yard told CNN that he saw hundreds of people running from the building and was told that someone was shooting in the building. “I heard a number of what I thought were like cap-gun shots, based on distance, inside the building,” he said.
Commander Jirus said he was at the back of the building working to get people out when a man came out of a maintenance building and approached him, asking about the shooting. Moments later, the man, a civilian, was shot in the head, Commander Jirus said.
“We had a conversation for about a minute,” he said. “I heard two gunshots, and he went down, and then I ran back here.”
Holding a radio as he waited outside the Navy Yard Metro station, Commander Jirus said he had heard that another man in his office, also a civilian, had been shot and evacuated to a hospital.
Asked how he escaped when the man next to him was shot, he said: “Luck. Grace of God. Whatever you want to call it.”

Emmarie Huetteman and Michael S. Schmidt contributed reporting.

Emmarie Huetteman and Michael S. Schmidt contributed reporting.