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Navy Yard Shooter Sought Treatment For Mental Issues

Send to Kindle Source: CBS News Investigators continue to piece together information about Navy Yard shooting suspect Aaron Alexis, who carried out an attack that left 12 dead and eight injured Monday. CBS News special correspondent and former FBI assistant director John Miller reports there are no indications that the suspect was self-radicalized. Rather, it is […]

Police: Unarmed Man Shot 10 Times During Fatal Encounter With Officer

Source: Mitch Weiss / AP / Huffington Post CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash over the weekend was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who’s now charged in his death, investigators said Monday. A police news release said Officer Randall Kerrick fired 12 times at 24-year-old Jonathan A. [...]

Hundreds Unaccounted For In Wake Of Colorado Flooding

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Anthony Castellano and Alexis Shaw / ABC News More than 600 people are unaccounted for in the wake of the ferocious flooding and relentless rain ravaging communities across Colorado, according to officials. While a total of 1,253 people had not been heard from as of Sunday evening, officials [...]

Mother Forgives Police Officer Who Shot Her Unarmed Son

Source: Christina Ng / ABC News The mother of a former Florida A&M University football player shot and killed by a police officer while apparently looking for help after a crashing his car said that she forgives the officer and wishes him the best. “You caused a great loss to my heart,” Georgia Ferrell said at a [...]

Gunman Identified In Rampage At D.C. Navy Yard

Source: John Bacon and Donna Leinwand Leger / USA Today WASHINGTON — Thirteen people were killed and several others wounded Monday when a gunman identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, a civilian contractor from Fort Worth, opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, authorities said. Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said the death toll, including a gunman, [...]

UPDATE: At Least 12 Dead In Washington Navy Yard Shooting

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – As many as 12 people were killed at the Washington Navy Yard on early Monday morning after a gunman opened fire on workers streaming in to start their day, Washington officials said. The suspected gunman also died in the incident at the Naval Sea Systems Command building. A [...]

President Obama: Cowardly Act At Navy Yard Kills Patriots (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama is mourning what he called “yet another mass shooting” in the United States that he says took the life of American patriots. Obama promised to make sure, quote, “whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible.” (Sept. 16)

Miss America Nina Davuluri Brushes Off Racist Remarks

Source: Ann Oldenburg / USA Today Social media was abuzz overnight in the wake of Nina Davuluri being crowned as Miss America 2014. And a lot of the tweets were attacks on the fact that she is the first woman of Indian descent to win the pageant and wear the crown. She was referred to as [...]

Witness: ‘He Raised, And Aimed And Fired’ (VIDEO)

Witnesses described the chaos at the Washington Navy Yard as shots were fired on workers there. Officials say several people were killed, and police are looking into the possibility of a second shooter. (Sept. 16)

ABC NEWS: Navy Yard Gunman Dead, Two ‘Potential’ Shooters Sought

Source: Abby D. Phillip and Alyssa Newcomb / ABC News A gunman who terrorized the Navy Sea Systems Command headquarters building in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed after carrying out a shooting spree that left at least four others dead, and police are searching for two additional men who are considered “potential” shooters, according [...]