After initially erroneously naming the dead alleged Navy Yard shooter, media are now identifying him as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas:
Shooter id'd. MT #BREAKING: @usatoday reports DC Navy Yard Shooting Suspect's Identity is Aaron Alexis, of Texas. http://t.co/bwgBppB84c”
— suraechinn (@suraechinn) September 16, 2013
Bob Orr reports dead gunman at Navy Yard shooting: Aaron Alexis, 34, of Ft. Worth, Texas. #NavyYardShooting @CBSNews @CBSPhilly
— Elizabeth Hur (@HurElizabeth) September 16, 2013
Officials identify dead gunman in Washington #NavyYardShooting in which 12 people died as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old from Fort Worth, TX.
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) September 16, 2013
BREAKING: #NavyYardShooting dead gunman Aaron Alexis, 34, recently began working as a civilian contractor @NBCNews @PeteWilliamsNBC #edshow
— Ed Schultz (@edshow) September 16, 2013
BREAKING: #NavyYardShooting dead gunman Aaron Alexis, 34, was identified by checking his fingerprints @NBCNews @PeteWilliamsNBC #edshow
— Ed Schultz (@edshow) September 16, 2013
#NavalYardShooting suspect was 34. Navy enlisted. Received awards for work against terrorism and for national defense. Big question is why
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 16, 2013
Alexis evidently has a criminal record:
BREAKING: Alleged shooter at Washington Navy yard is Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth. Arrested by FWPD in 2010 for discharging gun @NBCDFW
— ScottGordonNBC5 (@ScottGordonNBC5) September 16, 2013
This mugshot photo is currently circulating online:
Here's the Aaron Alexis mugshot from 2010: pic.twitter.com/vHtR5lWgSX
— Allen McDuffee (@AllenMcDuffee) September 16, 2013
Here's the Aaron Alexis mugshot from 2010: pic.twitter.com/vHtR5lWgSX
— Allen McDuffee (@AllenMcDuffee) September 16, 2013
But as yet there is no confirmation that the man in the photo is in fact the alleged shooter.
We will continue to monitor this story and update with any developments.
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Update:
Here's the full police report from the 2010 Aaron Alexis arrest that NBC4 just reported on pic.twitter.com/zEr4niffPR
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) September 16, 2013
NBC 4 in Washington believes the man in the mugshot and the shooter are one and the same:
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/379688128283684865
NBC 4 now also showing the mug shot.
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 16, 2013
Another purported photo of Aaron Alexis:
Photo of #navyyardshooting suspect Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth http://t.co/h7yr3JEnht pic.twitter.com/MDU27drNQS
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) September 16, 2013
Fox’s D.C. affiliate has also posted the mugshot photo:
Officials: Navy Yard shooter ID'ed as Aaron Alexis. #navyyardshooting http://t.co/snLJmU743J pic.twitter.com/xGUxR48gaP
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) September 16, 2013
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Update:
After taking questions from media, Aaron Alexis’ former roommate says, ‘Wait, he’s dead?’
More information about Alexis:
Suspect in #NavyYardShooting was born in New York City. Details: http://t.co/rsjHtk3VHr
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) September 16, 2013
Official: Navy kicked Aaron Alexis out of the military in 2011 in connection with a 2010 shooting incident. #NavyYardShooting
— Julian E. Barnes (@julianbarnes) September 16, 2013
Navy's Rear Adm. John Kirby confirms Aaron Alexis was the shooting suspect. A Navy aviation electrician's mate; served 5/07-1/11.
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) September 16, 2013
A. Alexis enlisted @USNavy just before 28th birthday; hung out w/ Buddhists; shot up neighbor's apt; discharged 2011. http://t.co/t9uW4x9IJv
— Craig Whitlock (@CraigMWhitlock) September 16, 2013
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus tells @wolfblitzer that Aaron Alexis was an information technology contractor for the Navy.
— Sam Feist (@SamFeistCNN) September 16, 2013
The FBI is now running the mugshot as well:
Here's the FBI website page about the Navy Yard shooter http://t.co/0CymvaQI0W
— Chris Moody (@moody) September 16, 2013
#NavyYardShooting Seeking Info Poster: http://t.co/p12ZwRFPZG 800-CALL-FBI or https://t.co/xklfCvA11n @FBIWFO pic.twitter.com/29UpX4L3XN
— FBI (@FBI) September 16, 2013
Verification that the man in the photo is shooting suspect Aaron Alexis.
Editor’s note: The title has been changed to reflect the FBI’s confirmation of the mugshot.
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For anyone curious:
Aaron Alexis appears to have not declared a party affiliation when he registered to vote.
— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) September 16, 2013
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Update:
Alexis was reportedly arrested in Seattle in 2004:
@michellemalkin shooter previously arrested for anger fueled shooting in Washington State! http://t.co/fEx2Dpm2Jc
— Ty Tribble (@TyTribble) September 16, 2013
From the Seattle PD Blotter:
Aaron Alexis, the man identified by Washington D.C. police as a suspect in this morning’s tragic attack on a US Navy Yard, was previously arrested by Seattle police in 2004 for shooting out the tires of another man’s vehicle in what Alexis later described to detectives as an anger-fueled “blackout.”
The Fort Worth PD has also released a statement from the Tarrant County D.A.’s office:
A statement from the Office of the Tarrant County District Attorney regarding the FWPD 2010 arrest of Aaron Alexis pic.twitter.com/AghT2gt3Bk
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) September 16, 2013
Here is Eric Holder’s statement:
Holder statement on Navy Yard shooting: pic.twitter.com/T1juTxVznd
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) September 16, 2013
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Update:
#BREAKING: #USNavy releases bio data for suspected shooter Aaron Alexis http://t.co/D8THm5jt6T #NavyYardShooting
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) September 16, 2013
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