Washington Navy Yard

• No evidence of shooting at Washington Navy Yard

  Police in D.C. said there is no evidence of a shooting or any weapons found following a report of shots fired at Washington Navy Yard.

  Jul 2, 2015
  
• Obama memorializes Navy Yard victims by calling for transformation in firearms laws

  President Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by calling for a transformation in the nation's gun laws to address an epidemic of gun violence, saying, "There's nothing inevitable about it."

  World

  Sep 22, 2013
  
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• President Obama and first lady to attend weekend memorial for Navy Yard victims in Washington

  The memorial is scheduled for Sunday at the historic barracks, not far from the Navy Yard where 12 people were fatally shot by 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, who was killed by law enforcement Monday.

  World

  Sep 20, 2013
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• Journalism professor on leave after tweet about DC shootings

  A University of Kansas journalism professor was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday for a tweet he wrote about the Navy Yard shootings earlier in the week.

  World

  Sep 20, 2013
• Washington Navy Yard opening 3 days after massacre

  The Washington Navy Yard has begun returning to nearly normal operations, three days after a gunman killed 12 people.

  World

  Sep 19, 2013
• Investigators focus on US gunman’s erratic behaviour before deadly shooting

  Investigators focused Thursday on the erratic behaviour of a former U.S. Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say had reported hearing voices before he shot dead 12 people at a military base in Washington this week.

  World

  Sep 19, 2013
• Navy Yard gunman’s mother glad son cannot hurt anyone else

  The mother of Aaron Alexis said she doesn't know why her son opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people, but she is glad he can no longer hurt anyone else.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2013
• Shooting reignites US debate over gun control

  A deadly shooting in the heart of Washington has reignited the national debate about gun control, but it's uncertain whether it will revive action in Congress that failed against opposition from gun rights supporters.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2013
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• Profiles: Who were the Navy Yard shooting victims?

  The stories of some of those who were killed by a lone gunman in a shooting rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard began to emerge. Read them here.

  Sep 18, 2013
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• Navy Yard shooter appears to have slipped through gun law seams

  Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old military contractor and former Navy reservist, apparently managed to exploit seams in the nation's patchwork of complicated gun laws designed to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2013