Two U.S. Navy officials say at least six people have died in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, and the Washington police chief says there are potentially two additional suspects wearing military-style uniforms still at large.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday because they were not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
The Washington police chief says a shooter was killed and a police officer was shot in a gunfight with a shooter
As many as 10 people were wounded.
As many as 10 were wounded.
Witnesses described a gunman opening fire from the fourth floor, aiming down on people in the first-floor cafeteria. Others said a gunman fired at them in a third-floor hallway.
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Schools were on lockdown, and airplanes at nearby Reagan National Airport were briefly grounded. Less than three kilometres away, security was increased at the U.S. Capitol building, but officials said there was no known threat there.
About 3,000 people work at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, which builds, buys and maintains the Navy's ships and submarines and combat systems.
Todd Brundidge, an executive assistant with Navy Sea Systems Command, said he and other co-workers encountered a gunman in a hallway of their building on the third floor. The gunman was wearing all blue, he said.
"He just turned and started firing," Brundidge said.
Terrie Durham, an executive assistant, said she also saw the gunman firing toward her and Brundridge.
"He aimed high and missed," she said. "He said nothing. As soon as I realized he was shooting, we just said, `Get out of the building."'
'Everybody just panicked at first. It was just people running, running, running'- Patricia Ward, witness
Rick Mason, a program management analyst who is a civilian with the U.S. Navy, said a gunman was shooting from a fourth-floor overlook in the hallway outside his office. He said the gunman was aiming down at people in the building's cafeteria on the first floor. Mason said he could hear the shots but could not see a gunman.
Patricia Ward, a logistics management specialist, said she was in the cafeteria and heard shots. They sounded like "pop, pop, pop," she said. After a few seconds, there were more shots.
Police and emergency crews gathered Monday morning outside the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building in Washington, D.C., where a shooting was reported. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)
"Everybody just panicked at first," she said. "It was just people running, running, running."
Ward said security officers started directing people out of the building with guns drawn.
Among the wounded was a D.C. police officer, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.
A U.S. Park Police helicopter hovered over the building and appeared to drop a basket with a person onto the roof.
Officials at MedStar Washington Hospital Center said two shooting victims had been brought there.
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