12 killed, 3 injured in shooting rampage at US Navy facility

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/16/washington-navy-yard-mass-shooting

The Naval sea systems command (Navsea) at Washington DC was rocked by a mass shooting on Monday after at least one gunman opened fire at about 8.15am in building 197, leaving 12 people dead.

The high-security facility is located on the Anacostia river, less than four miles from the White House. It would be unusual for a non-staff member without credentials to be permitted onto the site. Clearance and security ID are typically required to access the base.

Washington's police chief, Cathy Lanier, said one attacker died at the scene, and issued descriptions of two other gunmen suspected of being involved.

The "shelter-in-place" at the navy yard – the order for employees to stay where they were – was still in effect hours after the shooting, a navy official confirmed. Police were still looking for a black male aged about 50, said to have been carrying a rifle.

The motive for the attack remained unclear.

Janis Orlowski, chief medical officer at the nearby MedStar Washington hospital center said one police officer being treated had multiple gunshot wounds to his legs, while two other civilian patients were female: one shot in her shoulder, the other in her head and hand.

Speaking shortly after the attack, Obama said: "It's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. These are men and women […] doing their job and going to work. They're patriots."