Texas Man Suspect in Navy Yard Shootings Leaving 13 Dead

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A 34-year-old Navy veteran from Texas was identified by the FBI as the suspected gunman in shootings at the Washington Navy Yard that left at least 12 others dead.

Aaron Alexis, who was a full-time Navy reservist from May 2007 to January 2011, was shot and killed by police at the scene. He was last assigned to a logistics support squadron in Fort Worth, Texas, according to the Navy, and last held the rank of specialty aviation electrician’s mate third class.