Helicopter flies in snipers to D.C. Navy Yard
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Raw: Air lift at scene of Navy Yard shooting
A Defense Department official says several people have been killed and as many as 10 have been wounded in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. (Sept. 16)
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A U.S. Park Police helicopter lowers a sniper onto a roof at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard complex on Monday morning after shots were fired at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters.
The first news broke with the Navy reporting on its Twitter feed that there was an "active shooter" at Building 197 at the Navy Yard, and that three shots had been fired at 8:20 a.m. ET. The Navy later reported deaths and injuries, but details remained fluid.
The headquarters is the workplace for about 3,000 people who are responsible for engineering, building, buying and maintaining ships, submarines and combat systems for the Navy fleet.