All posts tagged "Aaron Alexis"

The gunman who slaughtered 12 people last week in Washington is seen darting through a navy building like a special forces operator in a chilling video released Wednesday.

The US Navy said Monday it is pushing for more rigorous background checks after a review showed gaps in the case of a former sailor who went on a shooting rampage last week.

The gunman who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard stalked his victims as if he was "hunting" them, officials said Thursday as they painted a chilling portrait of how the carnage unfolded.

The mother of Aaron Alexis, the former navy reservist who killed 12 people in a shooting spree at the Washington navy yard, made an emotional statement on Wednesday, saying she was heartbroken for the families of the victims.

Luckily for the people who never, ever want to talk about using gun control to control who gets guns, there's an exciting new distraction to talk about: security clearance! As in, how did the guy with a long history of violent mental illness get security clearance? It's a great card to play whenever someone asks how he obtained weapons with which to murder over a dozen people. Indeed, it got played pretty quickly on me on Twitter, which is how I know this shit is coming. I tweeted:

Authorities in Washington D.C. said Monday night they were confident that slain suspect Aaron Alexis had no help in a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, the Washington Post reported.