Yesterday, the FBI released new details about Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis that revealed what drove him to shoot 12 innocent people last week. We’re also learning that the 34-year-old civilian contractor (who gained legitimate access to the military installation) left a note behind and was prepared to die during his rampage. The note, according […]

The FBI held a press conference today to give the public more details about last week’s Navy Yard shooting, as well as the man who entered the military facility and killed 12. But the most jarring and shocking piece of evidence authorities have uncovered so far is this eerie video of Aaron Alexis entering the […]

After Aaron Alexis massacred 12 people at Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard last Monday, it was revealed that he gained access to the military installation with his legitimate civilian contractor ID. But after learning about his prior arrests, his history with gun violence and his battle with mental issues, we were all left wondering how he […]

Police have yet to find a motive in the Navy Yard massacre that occurred earlier this week, but we are learning more and more about shooter Aaron Alexis’ battle with mental illness. Turns out the civilian contractor was kicked out of a military housing complex in Rhode Island after he complained about hearing noises coming […]

Authorities investigating the Navy Yard massacre made a grim discovery when they noticed weird carvings on gunman Aaron Alexis’ firearm. Before killing 12 people on Monday morning, he carved the phrases “Better off this way” and “My ELF weapon” on the stock of his shotgun, but investigators are still puzzled as to what that means […]

Employees at the Washington Navy Yard have announced they won’t be rushing their staff to work this week after Aaron Alexis opened fire in Building 197 and killed 12 people. But the military facility did reopen for normal operations on Thursday and many returning employees are feeling a bit unsettled about returning to an area […]

Yesterday, all 12 of the individuals who were shot and killed when Aaron Alexis opened fire in Building 197 at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. were identified. But while specific details about the shooter’s life dominates the news, the victims of Monday’s massacre are only being remembered by name. It’s time for us to remember […]

The mother of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis is finally speaking out after her son shot and killed 12 people in D.C. on Monday morning. Cathleen Alexis apologized for her son’s actions, telling CNN that she’s glad he’s in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone. “I don’t know why he […]

On Monday morning the mood in Washington D.C. was confusion, as calls about a gunman shooting one victim at the Navy Yard spread throughout the city. One victim turned into four by the afternoon. And when all was said and done, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier confirmed that 13 people had been shot and killed, […]

Since Monday, we’ve learned that the lone gunman in the Navy Yard massacre was a practicing Buddhist with two gun charges under his belt. We know he was hired as a civilian contractor and gained legitimate access to the Navy Yard before the rampage. And we also know that he struggled with mental illness – […]

Let’s be real here. When news that the shotgun-wielding suspect who gunned down 12 people in Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard on Monday morning was a black man, was the astonishing sentiment not the same as when us natives found out the D.C. sniper was a black man? Was there not an immediate pause, a realization […]

As the chaotic scene unfolded at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C., authorities scrambled to identify the lone gunman, details about his life, and his motive for killing 12 people. Though the investigation is active, some details about Aaron Alexis have been discovered. We told you yesterday that he once was charged with discharging […]