The building where the mass shooting happened. (Ahmad Ali Karim for Ahmad Ali JetPlane Pics).
13 people including the gunman were reported killed in a mass killing at the Washington Navy Yard.
America’s Navy stated that the tragedy happened inside the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters building (Bldg. 197) on the Washington Navy Yard at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) September 16.
Yahoo News reported that the victims ranged in age from 46 to 73, and were either civilians or contractors.
Janis Orlowski, chief medical officer at Washington Hospital Center, said one Metropolitan Police officer and two civilians are being treated there and that they arrived in critical condition.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI identified the suspect as Aaron Alexis, 34 years old, a civilian contractor from Queens, New York.
Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said Alexis was shot during a gun battle with officers.
Yahoo News reported that Alexis was a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011 and left the Navy on January 31, 2011, as a petty officer 3rd class and had been working for the fleet logistics support squadron No. 46 in Fort Worth.
A Navy official told Reuters that Alexis received a general discharge from the Navy in 2011 “after a series of misconduct issues.”
A ‘shelter in place’ order was issued for Navy Yard personnel after the shooting.
Access to the Washington Navy Yard will be restricted Tuesday, Sept. 17 to mission essential personnel only as the FBI continues its investigation.
Authorities are still investigating the case to determine the motive of the shooting.
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- An official from the Washington, DC Office of the Medical Examiner wheels a body on a gurney out of the emergency room at George Washington University Hospital shortly after it was announced that the first victim of the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington had died at the hospital, in Washington September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Gary Cameron)
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- A photo posted to the feed of Twitter user @timjhogan near the shooting scene of the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (Tim Hogan: @timjhogan via Twitter)
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- FBI.gov is “Seeking Information” about Aaron Alexis, now deceased, who is believed to be responsible for the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC on September 16, 2013.
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- Women embrace while reuniting at a gathering point for family members of Navy Yard employees that was set up inside Nationals Park in the wake of the shooting September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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- A photo posted to the feed of Twitter user @timjhogan near the shooting scene of the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. (Tim Hogan: @timjhogan via Twitter)
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- A military gaurd stands post on the scene of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, USA, 16 September 2013. (EPA/SHAWN THEW)
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- Members of the media work near the scene of a shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC, USA, 16 September 2013. (EPA/JIM LO SCALZO)
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- Law enforcement officers form a staging area on the streets outside the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
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- Law enforcement officers form a staging area on the streets outside the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. (Chris Moody/Yahoo News)
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- Law enforcement officers form a staging area on the streets outside the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. (Chris Moody/Yahoo News)
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- Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray speaks during a news conference as police respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Up to three gunmen, at least two dressed in military-style clothing, killed several people and wounded at least four others in a shooting spree at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday, officials said. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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- Navy Yard workers evacuated during a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard wait at a makeshift shelter at the Nationals Park baseball stadium to be reunited with family members, in Washington, September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
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- A law enforcement officer with a rifle sits in a helicopter above the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
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- Evacuees raise their hands as they are escorted from the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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- Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday, authorities said. One Navy official said that four people had died and eight others were injured, but other officials suggested caution over those numbers saying the situation was in flux. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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- A Washington Police Emergency Response Team armored car (R) and other emergency vehicles fill M Street, Southeast, as they respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. Several people were killed and others were injured in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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- Law enforcement officers are deployed on a rooftop as they respond to a shooting on the base at the Navy Yard in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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- Members of various law enforcement agencies are pictured at the Washington Navy Yard campus in Washington, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot several people at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday, with possible fatalities reported and the shooter being sought at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, the Navy said. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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- A police helicopter lifts what appears to be a shooting victim up as it hovers over a rooftop on the Washington Navy Yard campus in Washington, September 16, 2013. The U.S. Navy said several people were injured and there were possible fatalities in the shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. on Monday. The Navy did not immediately provide additional details but a Washington police spokesman said earlier that five people had been shot, including a District of Columbia police officer and one other law enforcement officer. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
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- A police helicopter is seen as police walk on the roof of a building as they respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington September 16, 2013. A gunman shot five people at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday, including two law enforcement officers, and the shooter was being sought in a building housing the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, officials said. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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- Office workers are evacuated from the scene of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, USA, 16 September 2013. At least six people have been killed in a shooting at the US Navy Yard in Washington, base spokesman Ed Buclatin says. Several people have been injured after a shooter opened fire at the Navy Yard this morning. One suspect in the deadly shooting at the Washington Navy Yard was found dead after a firefight with police, while two other men were being sought as ‘possible’ suspects, Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier said. EPA/SHAWN THEW
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- Police block off M Street, SE as they respond to a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington September 16, 2013. A gunman shot five people at the U.S. Navy Yard on Monday, including two law enforcement officers, and the shooter was being sought in a building housing the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, officials said. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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- (Heavily armed U.S. marshals walk from the Washington Navy Yard after a shooting by multiple gunmen in Washington, September 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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- A police boat patrols near the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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- U.S. Capitol Police personnel keep watch on the East Plaza of the Capitol as the investigation continues to the shooting at the nearby Washington Navy Yard Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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