Aaron Alexis

Understanding gunman Aaron Alexis and other mass shooters

We’re fascinated by the primal violence of the mass shooter because of we know each of is complicit in the pain others experience—and fear someone might make us pay for it.

Priscilla Daniels: Woman who lost son, husband to US gunmen

There are similarities in the way her son and husband were killed four years apart -- shot in the back, while running from a gunman.

Navy yard shooting casts questions over suspect's security clearance

Aaron Alexis, 34, received a security clearance more than five years ago and it helped him obtain his most recent job as a technology contractor at the Navy Yard, where he allegedly killed 12 people before being shot dead by police.

Washington Navy Yard rampage reignites US gun control debate

Despite the Newtown shooting, the Senate outvoted gun control legislation in April this year. Now, the debate returns.

'We looked up and saw bullet holes on the wall', says Washington shooting survivor

Survivors of Monday's deadly mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington DC recalled harrowing scenes of panic, improvisation and personal loss. At least 12 people were killed in the incident.

Who is Aaron Alexis, the gunman in the Washington Navy Yard shooting

Everything you need to know about Aaron Alexis: He was drawn to Thai culture and Buddhism, had a less than honourable discharge from the Navy in 2011, had a past record of gun offences.

Indian-American among those killed in US Naval Yard shooting

Indian-American Vishnu Pandit was among the 12 individuals killed by a gunman at a highly secure Navy Yard in the American Capital, the latest in the series of mass shootouts in the US in the last few years.

Photos: Military veteran on a shooting spree kills 13 in Washington

Thirteen people were killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington DC on Monday, authorities said. Thirty-four-year old Aaron Alexis is a decorated military veteran who opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday in a burst of violence.

Washington gunman had security clearance to navy yard: FBI

Alexis, of Forth Worth, Texas, is suspected of opening fire at the Naval Sea Systems Command building in the Washington Navy Yard in a shooting that left 13 people dead, including the shooter.

Who was Washington gunman Aaron Alexis and what is his past?

A profile began to emerge Monday of the man authorities identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC., that left 13 people dead, including the 34-year-old man.