No question he would have kept shooting. Yes," she says.
2025 GMT: The FBI identifies the dead shooter as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas. FBI official Valerie Parlave asks the public to report any information about him to officials as they try to piece together his movements and motives.
"No piece of information is too small,' she says.
2019 GMT: Mayor Gray announces a 13th fatality after one of the victims died of his or her wounds at a hospital.
2015 GMT: AFP's Congressional correspondent Michael Mathes notes that while the Senate is locked down, the House of Representatives is not. Both chambers have access to the US Capitol building and while reporters are being prevented from crossing into the Senate on the first floor, there is nothing to stop them in the basement or on the third floor.
2012 GMT: Freedom Mucatw, an analyst says she was about to enter building 197 when she saw people run past her.
"The way the police just zoomed in was amazing. People were so stressed, and then relieved and grateful to be safe. I want to know the facts, I want to know if there are two other shooters, if they are Columbine grownups who just threw a tantrum or someone upset because they lost their job."
2002 GMT: Dr. Janis Orlowski, the chief medical officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, gives another briefing on the status of the three patients brought to her facility. She begins by saying they are all expected to survive their injuries. One, a police officer, was shot in the legs and has been in surgery for several hours. She says it will be 24 hours before doctors will be able to assess whether he will be able to walk.
Another woman was shot in the shoulder and is currently in surgery. She is described as in "very good spirits." Orlowski says, laughing, that the patient began ordering doctors around as soon as she arrived and had to be reminded the doctors "are in charge here." Orlowski says the last patient at her hospital is a "very, very lucky young woman" who was shot in the hand and head, but will not require surgery since the bullets did not penetrate her skull.
1947 GMT: US Navy Captain Mark Vandross says he has just been released from the building, after hiding in a conference room for more than an hour and then being debriefed by authorities.
"We were on the ground," he says. "I was very pleased with my folks. I would lying to you if I said we weren't scared. But I was very pleased with my folks in that we did not panic."
1921 GMT: Neighborhood schools dismiss on schedule. Visibly upset, some crying, parents rush their children from the buildings and onto the Metro.
1919 GMT: Tonight's Major League baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves is cancelled. The teams will play two games on Tuesday instead. The team issues the following statement:
"All of us here in the Nationals organization were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic events that occurred this morning only a few blocks from Nationals Park. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.
In light of the circumstances, we have decided to postpone tonight’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Additional information will be distributed in the coming hours.
The safety of our fans is our utmost priority. As we have throughout the day, the Nationals security personnel will continue to work closely with all levels of law enforcement to reinforce the already high level of security in place at Nationals Park."
1910 GMT: Survivor Terry Durham tells WJLA she a rifle before she saw a gunman's face.
"He was far enough down the hall, that we couldn't see his face," Durham says. "But we could see him with the rifle, and he raised and aimed at us and he fired." She says she and her colleagues ran down the hall when they were confronted by another man with a "long gun" who shot over their heads.
1845 GMT: The Washington police department announces, via Twitter, that the white man in a tan outfit they were seeking has been identified and is not a suspect or person of interest.
1840 GMT: Schools in the neighborhood remain locked. A mother of a student at Tyler Elementary School, says students have not been told what is happening outside the schoolhouse doors. They are due to be dismissed at 3:15 (1915 GMT) but will be kept inside if necessary.
1828 GMT: Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid, adjourns the US Senate session for the day.
"I've spoken with the Sergeant at Arms, and in light of the events at the Navy Yard, we will recess the Senate until tomorrow morning," he wrote in an official tweet.
1816 GMT: The chief gives a very specific description of the two men officials are seeking. One is white, between the ages of 40 and 50 wearing tan clothing "consistent with a Naval uniform" and a beret. The second is black, also aged between 40 and 50. He was wearing an olive "military-style uniform." He is approximately 5 foot, 10 inches tall and 180 pounds. He has a medium complexion and graying sideburns.
She repeats that officials have no indication of motive at this time.
1811 GMT: Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier says officials are still looking for two men, seen in military-style clothes, as potential additional shooters.
"We have reason to believe these people may be involved and we need to talk to them," she says.
She refuses to get into details about what led them to look for the two men, whether it was eye-witnesses or video evidence. She promises another update at 2000 GMT.
1806 GMT: The mayor says there is no known motive and added they were investigating whether or not the shooting rampage was an act of terrorism.
1804 GMT: Mayor Vincent Gray announces that "at least 12" people were killed in this shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.
1755 GMT: Officials announce they plan a press conference at 1800 GMT from the scene of the shootings.
1735 GMT: David Reyes, who is in the US Air Force, tells AFP that his wife is locked in the building. He says she texted him this morning to tell him that they were on lockdown. "Her building is clear and secure I am just waiting here in the street, worried. It is sad that sort of things happen to innocent people. It is totally surreal. You don't believe it is true until you come down here"
1727 GMT: Commander Tim Jirus tells reporters that he was evacuating the building when he saw a maintenance worker shot.
"I'm pretty sure he was dead because he got shot in the head."
Asked if he felt like it was a secure building, he said, "Not today!"
1719 GMT: A witness described panic inside the building after the shooting started. One man told local television station WJLA that the fire alarm went off in the building before they saw a man with a rifle in the hallway.
"He aimed the gun and fired our way," Todd Brundidge said.
"Everyone was going down the stairs. They were pushing. They were shoving. People were falling down," he said.
1709 GMT: Schools in the area are still on lockdown. Parents from one, eight blocks from the Navy Yard, were told their children were being held inside with the doors and windows locked.
"If we do not feel the situation has been cleared by dismissal time, we will have to make alternate plans for dismissal," the memo said.
1704 GMT: Helicopters can be seen circling above the base as officials continue to search for the two "potential shooters." Officials promise to brief the public again in about an hour.
1647 GMT: The Navy Yard is only 1.3 miles from Capitol Hill and 2.6 miles from the White House. It is right next to the Washington Nationals major league baseball stadium. Security is extremely tight at the facility with a military ID generally required to enter.
1632 GMT: Obama confirms only that several people have been shot and some are dead.
"So we are confronting yet another mass shooting. And today, it happened on a military installation in our nation's capital. It's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. These are men and women who were going to work, doing their job protecting all of us. They're patriots. And they know the dangers of serving abroad, but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they won't have expected here at home.
1630 GMT: President Barack Obama is being introduced to give a speech about the US economy. He was due to speak about a hour earlier, but delayed the speech due to the shooting.
1623 GMT: A surgeon at George Washington University Hospital tells reporters that one patient was pronounced dead "within a minute" of being brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the temple.
1617 GMT: A reporter shouted a question as to whether officials believe the shooting is an act of terrorism, but the mayor and officials end their press conference without answering questions.
1615 GMT: Lanier says police are looking for "potentially two other shooters." She says they were not believed to be military personnel, but were seen wearing "military-type clothing." She said they were both men, one Caucasian and one African-American.
1614 GMT: Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, confirms that one shooter was killed and one police officer shot.
1610 GMT: Washington Mayor Vincent Gray approaches the microphones. He confirms that there was at least one shooter and asks residents to stay away from the area. He says he believes the shooting is an "isolated incident."
1607 GMT: Washington police have scheduled a briefing for 1615 GMT to update reporters on the shooting.
WELCOME to AFP's LIVE REPORT on the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, a historic military facility in the US capital city.
Reports in US media are conflicting at this time, but officials have told AFP that at least one unidentified gunman opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington early Monday and was at large after killing "multiple" victims and wounding several more, officials said.
"We believe there were multiple deaths," a US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The precise death toll remains unclear.
About 3,000 people work at the facility, which is responsible for building and buying US warships and combat systems.
