Flags at half-staff to honor shooting victims
- 11 years ago
Flags fly at half-staff in Washington - and around the U.S. - a day after a tragic mass shooting at the U.S. Navy Yard that left 13 people - including the suspected shooter - dead.
On Tuesday, security was tight - at the base which was closed to everyone but essential personnel. Military police were stationed at the four entrances - checking the vehicles and identifications of the employees allowed back in.
Officials have named 34-year-old Aaron Alexis - a naval contractor from Fort Worth, Texas -- as the sole suspect in the massacre.
Valerie Parlave - the assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office - said Alexis gained entry to the Naval Yard with a valid id.
SOUNDBITE: Valerie Parlave, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, saying:
"At this time, we believe that Mr. Alexis entered Building 197 at the Navy Yard with a shotgun. We do not have any information at this time that he had an AR-15 in his possess
On Tuesday, security was tight - at the base which was closed to everyone but essential personnel. Military police were stationed at the four entrances - checking the vehicles and identifications of the employees allowed back in.
Officials have named 34-year-old Aaron Alexis - a naval contractor from Fort Worth, Texas -- as the sole suspect in the massacre.
Valerie Parlave - the assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office - said Alexis gained entry to the Naval Yard with a valid id.
SOUNDBITE: Valerie Parlave, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, saying:
"At this time, we believe that Mr. Alexis entered Building 197 at the Navy Yard with a shotgun. We do not have any information at this time that he had an AR-15 in his possess