ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 10:16am
Breaking news, 12 people shot by what Police say are 3 shooters at the Navy Yard, the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building, where about 3,000 people work in DC.
Some reports say 4 dead, nothing confirmed yet.
This is a mess. Tons of police, SWAT, and Military everywhere.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2013/09/16/shooting-at-washington-navy-yard/#liveblog-entry-17645
http://www.nbcwashington.com/
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard/
[/URL]
Some reports say 4 dead, nothing confirmed yet.
This is a mess. Tons of police, SWAT, and Military everywhere.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2013/09/16/shooting-at-washington-navy-yard/#liveblog-entry-17645
http://www.nbcwashington.com/
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard/
[/URL]
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Sep 16, 2013 10:24am
CNN reporting that shooter still inside building, but has barricaded himself in some part of the building.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 10:27am
Yeah, the numbers are all over the place, more than usual.
Reports say 1, 2, and 3 shooters
Some reports say 4 dead, some say 1, some say none.
I'm watching the local DC news, and even between their reports, they have wide ranges.
Ed Buclatin, the public affairs chief for the Navy Installations Command, tweeted “four killed and eight injured.”
[INDENT]#BREAKING: 4 killed and 8 injured. One shooter down #NavyYardShooting #Navy #CNICHQ
— Ed Buclatin (@EdBuclatin) September 16, 2013
[/INDENT]
Reports say 1, 2, and 3 shooters
Some reports say 4 dead, some say 1, some say none.
I'm watching the local DC news, and even between their reports, they have wide ranges.
Ed Buclatin, the public affairs chief for the Navy Installations Command, tweeted “four killed and eight injured.”
[INDENT]#BREAKING: 4 killed and 8 injured. One shooter down #NavyYardShooting #Navy #CNICHQ
— Ed Buclatin (@EdBuclatin) September 16, 2013
[/INDENT]
W
WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 16, 2013 10:30am
Fuck the news.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Sep 16, 2013 10:33am
I was just wondering yesterday when the next mass shooting would happen after seeing a documentary on Virginia Tech, and here we are. It's unfortunately inevitable in today's society. At any given point, something like this is bound to occur at random. That it can happen at a presumably tightly-secure military complex is pretty unnerving.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 10:38am
Police saying this is still "an active shooter situation."
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Sep 16, 2013 10:47am
Agree with WebFire regarding the media. CNN reporters are running around like they're covering a football game. "Police are running through the street in full combat gear! ... Snipers are perched in nearby buildings like a scene right out of Zero Dark Thirty! ... It's crazy! Just crazy! Riot gear! Swat! This could be the end of the world. Back to you, Donna." Utter idiots. Just report the facts and stop sensationalizing every detail.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 10:52am
Yeah, the DC local reporters aren't like that, more just reporting facts, what's going on, but not yelling.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Sep 16, 2013 11:00am
That's exactly how it should be. I'm surprised CNN doesn't bring in John Madden for color analysis.ptown_trojans_1;1501159 wrote:Yeah, the DC local reporters aren't like that, more just reporting facts, what's going on, but not yelling.
T
thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Sep 16, 2013 11:16am
Not sure if they realize it but many of those places have snipers on buildings normally.reclegend22;1501155 wrote:Agree with WebFire regarding the media. CNN reporters are running around like they're covering a football game. "Police are running through the street in full combat gear! ... Snipers are perched in nearby buildings like a scene right out of Zero Dark Thirty! ... It's crazy! Just crazy! Riot gear! Swat! This could be the end of the world. Back to you, Donna." Utter idiots. Just report the facts and stop sensationalizing every detail.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 11:23am
Police reporting shooter dead.
Not sure if that is just the one shooter, or if there are others still out there, or in custody.
Not sure if that is just the one shooter, or if there are others still out there, or in custody.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 16, 2013 11:27am
5 miles from my work - been hearing cop flying around all morning.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Sep 16, 2013 11:28am
It has now been "confirmed" that two shooters are "down."
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 12:21pm
This is a mess.
DC Police said one gunman dead, 2 still potentially at large.
One white guy, one black, both in military style clothes.
Casualties go from 4-11.
Seems like the DC Police and feds are still working the details.
Kind of goes against earlier reports that 2 guys were dead.
DC Police said one gunman dead, 2 still potentially at large.
One white guy, one black, both in military style clothes.
Casualties go from 4-11.
Seems like the DC Police and feds are still working the details.
Kind of goes against earlier reports that 2 guys were dead.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 2:09pm
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier said in a news conference moments ago that there are at least 12 dead following the shooting at the Navy Yard this morning.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Sep 16, 2013 2:12pm
D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier said in a news conference that authorities are still looking for two potential suspects. She said one was a white male wearing a tan uniform that appears to be a military uniform along with a beret-style hat, while the other suspect is a black male between the ages of 40 and 50 wearing an olive military-style outfit.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Sep 16, 2013 2:44pm
if only DC had some sort of "assault" weapons ban and an ammunition limit. Also, it would be nice if the Navy Yard was a gun free zone. Oh, wait a minute.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Sep 16, 2013 2:57pm
Male in tan uniform had been identified and not a suspect or person of interest.
Suspect has been identified Aaron Alexis from Ft. Worth, Texas.
Suspect has been identified Aaron Alexis from Ft. Worth, Texas.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Sep 16, 2013 4:58pm
Black 34 year old former member of the Navy. Sounds like he had a bone to pick with the Navy for some reason.
B
BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Sep 16, 2013 5:15pm
tk421;1501473 wrote:if only DC had some sort of "assault" weapons ban and an ammunition limit. Also, it would be nice if the Navy Yard was a gun free zone. Oh, wait a minute.
W
WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 16, 2013 6:44pm
Really struggling to understand that one, eh?BoatShoes;1501568 wrote:
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Sep 16, 2013 7:12pm
ccrunner609;1501612 wrote:this. How in the hell can a military facility be a soft target?
We can't trust military members to carry weapons when not actively killing someone, that's just crazy talk right there.
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
Sep 16, 2013 7:28pm
My best friend works in the building where he was shooting. He had forgot his work cell, and had to turn go back home to get it. He drove off the base about ten minutes before the shooting. His kids are still in the daycare, and they can't get back on base to get them.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Sep 16, 2013 7:50pm
Football season has started. Most likely the shooters were either Redskins or Browns fans.reclegend22;1501142 wrote:I was just wondering yesterday when the next mass shooting would happen after seeing a documentary on Virginia Tech, and here we are.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 16, 2013 7:53pm
Lets not turn a thread about a shooting into a shitfest...