12 victims slain in Navy Yard shooting rampage; dead suspect ID'd

By Barbara Starr. Catherine E. Shoichet and Pamela Brown, CNN

Updated 0234 GMT (1034 HKT) September 17, 2013

A police officer runs near the scene of the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, 2013. Authorities said at least 12 people -- and the suspect -- were killed in the shooting.
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A police officer runs near the scene of the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, 2013. Authorities said at least 12 people -- and the suspect -- were killed in the shooting.
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A U.S. Park Police officer stands guard near the scene of the shooting.
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A U.S. Park Police officer stands guard near the scene of the shooting.
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Military security observes the scene from a nearby rooftop.
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Military security observes the scene from a nearby rooftop.
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The White House flies the U.S. flag at half-staff following the shooting.
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The White House flies the U.S. flag at half-staff following the shooting.
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A police boat patrols the waters at the Washington Navy Yard.
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A police boat patrols the waters at the Washington Navy Yard.
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Late Monday afternoon the FBI identified Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old military contractor from Texas, as the dead suspect involved in the shooting.
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Late Monday afternoon the FBI identified Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old military contractor from Texas, as the dead suspect involved in the shooting.
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Workers who had been sheltered during a lockdown exit the Navy Yard.
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Workers who had been sheltered during a lockdown exit the Navy Yard.
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People step off buses at Parking Lot B of Nationals Park, which was set up as a gathering point for family members of Navy Yard employees in the wake of the shooting.
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People step off buses at Parking Lot B of Nationals Park, which was set up as a gathering point for family members of Navy Yard employees in the wake of the shooting.
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A man and woman embrace at the gathering point inside Nationals Park.
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A man and woman embrace at the gathering point inside Nationals Park.
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A man walks with a woman after they were reunited at Nationals Park.
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A man walks with a woman after they were reunited at Nationals Park.
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A woman reunites with her child inside Nationals Park.
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A woman reunites with her child inside Nationals Park.
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Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier speak to the media near the Washington Navy Yard.
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Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier speak to the media near the Washington Navy Yard.
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Police officers walk on a rooftop at the Washington Navy Yard.
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Police officers walk on a rooftop at the Washington Navy Yard.
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A member of the military stands guard at the scene of the shooting.
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A member of the military stands guard at the scene of the shooting.
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