Six DEAD and 12 injured after TWO gunmen go on rampage at Washington Navy Yard: Shooters shot dead after 3-hour manhunt
By James Nye, Louise Boyle and David Martosko In Washington
At least one gunman opened fire this morning at the Washington Naval Yards in Washington D.C.
U.S. Navy confirms six people dead and 12 injured in the mass shooting
One suspect is dead and identified as a 'former Navy official in his fifties'
Police and FBI in the capital have said that there could be two other gunmen dressed in military fatigues on the loose
Search on for a gunman described as being six-foot tall, African-American and brandishing a long gun
Another suspect described as white and wearing a beret and carrying a handgun
Special ATF team that dealt with the Boston bombings in April sent to shooting site
One fatality is a Washington D.C. police officer and another is a security officer at the base
Two women have also reportedly lost their lives in the shooting
One victim was airlifted from the naval base by helicopter
All of the people wounded are in critical condition, authorities said
President Obama: 'Today they faced the unimaginable violence they wouldn't have expected at home.'
Terror visited Washington D.C. this morning as at least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard killing six people and injuring at least 12.
Police were looking for two other potential gunmen wearing military-style uniforms, including one who had on a beret, chief Cathy Lanier said.
One had a long gun and the other was also armed, she said. One of the three gunmen had died, though Lanier didn't say how.
'The big concern for us right now is that we have potentially two other shooters that we have not located at this point,' Lanier said.
Witnesses reported one man described as an African-American male in his 50s dressed in military fatigues and armed with an AR-15 assault rifle opening fire upon entering the base at the Naval Sea System Command HQ.
One gunman has been killed, though it wasn't immediately clear how, according to a Defense Department official and federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Two other officials have said police were looking into the possibility of a second and third shooter.
The attacks came three days after al-Qaeda used the 12th anniversary of 9/11 to call for strikes on America.
Hundreds of SWAT and FBI rapid response units descended on the nation's capital to deal with the situation which unfolded just before 8.30 a.m. this morning.
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