Texas Man ID'd As Navy Yard Shooter - 13 Killed In Attack, Authorities Hunt 2nd Possible Gunman

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A man brandishing an “assault rifle,” shotgun and handgun opened fire Monday inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard. The city police chief said 12 people were killed.

UPDATE: The death toll has since risen to 13 confirmed dead.

The number of injured was not clear, but some reports placed it as high as 16.

Several sources identify the dead gunman as Aaron Alexis, 34, originally of Fort Worth, Texas. Officials say he recently began working as a civilian contractor and stole a military ID to gain access to the Navy Yard.

An individual with the same name and age as the suspect was arrested in Fort Worth in 2010 and can be seen in the mugshot to the right.

Read Aaron Alexis’ Fort Worth police report

While Alexis’ motive is still not clear, officials said he is a former avionics electrician with the U.S. Navy. He had been arrested at least twice previously: once in Seattle for malicious mischief, and once in Fort Worth in 2010 for discharging a firearm in public.

Alexis was carrying an ID card belonging to Rollie Chance, who was placed on administrative leave last October. Chance told officials he does not know Alexis.

“He lived with me three years,” a Texas man named Nutpisit Suthamtewakul told the Star-Telegram, calling Alexis his “best friend.” He said Alexis had been working for a computer contractor. “I don’t think he’d do this,” said Suthamtewakul. “He has a gun but I don’t think he’s that stupid. He didn’t seem aggressive to me.”

Reports that more than one shooter was involved have not been confirmed. Police continue to seek a black male with gray sideburns for questioning.

Earlier in the day, Washington police issued lookouts for two people they described as suspects — a 50-year-old black man with a rifle, wearing a drab olive military uniform, and a white man with a pistol, wearing a short-sleeved, khaki uniform and a beret.

Minutes later, police said on Twitter that one of the two had been identified and was not a suspect or person of interest.

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