Evacuees raise their hands as they are escorted from the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. Photo: Reuters At least 13 people including a gunman have been killed and a police officer wounded in a mass shooting at the US Navy Yard in Washington, DC, just three kilometres from the Capitol building, and police are hunting for one other possible suspect. Authorities have not said if they believe the attack was an act of terrorism, or even that they are certain about the reports of multiple gunmen, but a massive police operation including “active shooter units” of the DC Metropolitan Police and the ATF as well as officers of the FBI, the US Park Police, the NCIS and...
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