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6 dead, 4 hurt in Washington Navy Yard shooting
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At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday and officials said at least six people were killed and at least four were wounded, including a law enforcement officer.
President Barack Obama called the attack a “cowardly act.”
One shooter was killed, but police were looking for two other potential gunmen wearing military-style uniforms, District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said.
The rampage led to tightened security at the Capitol nearby.
Witnesses described a gunman firing down on a cafeteria from an upper floor and a gunman firing at people in a hallway on another floor.
About 3,000 people work at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, which builds, buys and maintains the Navy’s ships and submarines and combat systems.
Todd Brundidge said he and other co-workers encountered a gunman in a hallway on the third floor. The gunman was wearing all blue, he said.
“He just turned and started firing,” Brundidge said.
Terrie Durham said she also saw the gunman.
“He aimed high and missed,” she said. “He said nothing. As soon as I realized he was shooting, we just said: ‘Get out of the building.’”
Rick Mason said a gunman was shooting from a fourth-floor overlook in the hallway outside his office. He said the gunman was aiming down at people in the building’s cafeteria. Mason said he could hear the shots but could not see the gunman.
Shortly after the gunfire, Mason said someone on an overhead speaker told workers to seek shelter and later to head for the gates at the complex.
Patricia Ward said she was in the cafeteria.
“It was three gunshots straight in a row — pop, pop, pop. Three seconds later, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, so it was like about a total of seven gunshots, and we just started running,” she told reporters.
Ward said security officers started directing people out of the building with guns drawn.
Janis Orlowski, chief operating officer at Washington Hospital Center, told reporters the hospital was treating three gunshot victims in a critical condition.
A US Park Police helicopter hovered over the Navy building and appeared to lift a shooting victim from the roof.
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