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Article Title- Washington Navy Yard Shooting

Source: Durden, Tyler. "Washington Navy Yard Shooting Timeline." zerohedge.com. N.p., 16 Sept. 2013. Google. Web. 2 Oct. 2013. <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-16/washington-navy-yard-shooting-timeline-and-recap-13-dead-one-suspect-still-sought-qu>.

Olheiser, Abby. "FBI: Navy Yard Shooter Acted Alone." theatlanticwire.com. N.p., 17 Sept. 2013. Google. Web. 2 Oct. 2013. <http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/09/theres-active-shooter-loose-washington-navy-yard/69437/>.

What: A Navy yard employee killed 12 people and injured more in an attack on building #197’s third and fourth floors before being shot by police.

Who: The shooter was identified as Aaron Alexis, aged 34, who was previously a Navy reservist and contractor who was currently working at the Navy Yard.

When: Alexis entered the Navy yards headquarters at approximately 8:20am on September 16^th, 2013.

Why: It has been said that Alexis believed that the FBI had been using ‘low frequency electromagnetic waves’ to ‘control’ him. He believed that he had been being ‘attacked’ for the last three months and that this was what drove him to commit the shooting. He claimed in Newport, Rhode Island to police officers that he was hearing ‘voices’ from his hotel walls.

Where:  Washington Navy Yard 1411 Parsons Ave SE, Washington, DC 20374