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Dead suspect for Washington Yard shooting identified
At least 13 people were confirmed dead in the Washington Yard mass shooting, including a suspect who has been identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, law enforcement officials said Monday afternoon.

Obama condemns Washington Navy Yard shooting
US President Barack Obama condemned Monday's shooting at Washington Navy Yard as a "cowardly act" while pledging a thorough investigation into the tragedy believed to have caused multiple deaths and injuries.

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Barack Obama, US President:
We sent thoughts and prayers to all at the Navy Yard that have been touched by the tragedy. The federal and local authorities should work closely together to investigate the incident thoroughly and to hold those whoever carried out this "cowardly act" responsible.

Tim Jirus, the Navy Commander who was in charge of evacuating the Sea Command building:
It will be interesting to see as this develops who the shooter is, how he got in. Right now a lot of people are wondering just how safe the building is or just how safe the office environment is.

Algernon Alexis, Aaron Alexis' father:
This comes as a complete shock!

Official voices on twitter
US Navy
Ray Mabus, US Secretary of the Navy
Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of the District of Columbia

Other influences:

●The Federal Aviation Administration briefly suspended departures at Reagan National Airport.

●The District of Columbia Public Schools put six schools and an administration building on lockdown as a precaution.

●The Washington Nationals baseball team postponed their game against the Atlanta Braves scheduled for Monday night at nearby Nationals Park.

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Similar Cases

●December 14, 2012: A heavily armed gunman killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Before the rampage, the 20-year-old shooter first shot and killed his mother in the home. When authorities approached the school, the shooter turned the gun on himself.

●July 20, 2012: A masked gunman killed 12 people and wounded 58 others when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. A 24-year-old former university student was charged in connection with the rampage.

●April 2, 2012: In the state of California, a man killed seven people and wounded three others at Oikos University in Oakland.

●February 14, 2008: In the state of Illinois, a gunman broke into Northern Illinois University and opened fire randomly at more than 160 students and teachers, killing six people and wounding more than 10 others before shooting himself dead.

●April 16, 2007: In Virginia, a 23-year-old student from South Korea went on a shooting spree at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, killing 32 people and wounding 15 others before killing himself. It was the deadliest campus shooting in US history.

●October 2, 2006: In the state of Pennsylvania, a gunman killed five girl students at an Amish school before killing himself.

●March 21, 2005: In the state of Minnesota, a 16-year-old student shot dead five students, a security guard and a teacher at Red Lake High School before killing himself during a shootout with police.

●April 20, 1999: In the state of Colorado, two male students armed with assault rifles shot dead 12 other students and a teacher in a rampage at Columbine High School and then killed themselves.

News  Vocab

退伍军人 tuìwǔ jūnrén retired soldier; veteran

Example:

美国海军海洋系统司令部枪击案死难者人数已经上升至13人，包括已被击毙的枪手、海军退伍军人亚伦•亚历克西斯。 （Source: 中国新闻网）

The death toll of the Washington Yard shooting has risen to 13, including the deceased gunman, former US Navy reservist Aaron Alexis.

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