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0 investigation with a former top official, of the fbi also, the former secretary of homeland security, all standing by. you ll also hear survivors of the floodyfloody bloody shoo tell us of the panic and cape ys as the shooter aimed his weapon at them. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington. you are watching a special situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get to the breaking news, mayor vincent gray says officials still, still are looking for a potential second suspect in the mass shooting here at the washington navy yard. it is not clear if that person was actually involved. all very murky right now. police are asking people in this area to stay indoors. while the search continues. authorities say 12 people were killed. when at least one gunman opened fire in the naval facility earlier in the day. the shooter is dead. he has been identified as 34-year-old aaron alexis of texas. just a little while ageshgs the navy secretary, ray mavis told me alexis was a civilian it contractor with the u.s. navy. authorities say they do not have the motive. they don t know what led to this mass shooting. here at the navy yard. let s bring in justice reporter, evan paris, doing reporting on what is going on. first the suspect, 34-year-old alexis, what do we know about him? any criminal record? we know that, there have been previous incidents. as happens in the scenes. now the fbi is going to go back and look at every one of those incidents and determine if there is something there that, perhaps, you know indicated something more that could have led to this today. we know of a 2010 arrest in ft. worth, for instance, in which a neighbor reported that someone shot through the floor of her apartment. the police went there and talked to him. he was very calm. apparent low ly he simply said s cleaning his gun in the apartment. it went through the floor of the apartment above. he was arrested for discharge of his weapon. that is one of the incidents. right now, fbi agents who are working the scene are trying to figure out if there is something else there that could indicate what, what, could have happened here today. what are you hearing abut a possible second suspect who may still be at large? that is something the captain, police chief kathy lanier mentioned this morning. there are no indications there is a second shooter. they re looking to speak to some one else, a second person at the scene. and another person reported this morning. talked to the person. determined the person had nothing to do with this. in the cape yhaos of the scene normal to have reports like that. in a scene where you have armed military people in camouflage and in, fatigues who, might be running around, the scene. yeah, and the fbi is the lead investigative agency right now. correct. exact low. though the military is involved. washington, d.c. metropolitan police are all involved. the fbi its leading the scene. on a federal piece of federal property. evan, thanks very much. shots first rang out early this morning. brian todd has been covering the breaking news for all of us. all day. here is brian s report. [ sirens blaring ] reporter: first frantic calls to police came in after 8:15 a.m., shots fired several injured at the u.s. navy yard. i heard three shots. pow, pow, pow. 30 second later, i heard four more shots. and a couple they knew they were shot. and started panicking. i know i lost a friend. i worked in the pentagon years ago with the i belief to be one of the fatalities. came around the corner. aimed the gun. fired two or three shots. reporter: 3,000 people work at the facility miles from the white house and capital. thee was far enough down the hall, we couldn t seep his face. we could see him with the rifle. he aimed, raised it, and hit high on the wall. security was tightened around the capitol. schools nearby locked down. reagan national airport grounded all air traffic. 9:56, president obama is briefed by homeland security and counterterrorism team. eyewitnesses like commander tim juris told horrific tales. juris was talking to a man shot in front of him. he walked up and told me he heard there was a shooteren our buildiour shooter in our building. we were standing having a conversation. we heard two gunshots. he went down. i ran. it had to be a semiautomatic. they re talking about gunshots that they heard in rapid succession. reporter: washington, d.c. police chief recounted gripping details of the police response. within two to three minutes. metropolitan police officers were on the scene. internal security had engaged. identified the suspect we had victims down. within seven minutes we had active shooter teams inside the building moving through the building. there was multiple engagements with the suspect that was eventually deceased. reporter: d.c. s mayor does not think the shootings are tied to terrorism. police still don t have a motive. brian todd joining us here. not far away from the navy yard. right behind us. do we know how this individual actually got into the facility, this navy yard. wolf, that s what they re investigating. police and fbi saying that s something they re looking into. right now. we pressed them on that. this news conference. previous ones. they don t know at laes they re not saying right now. not able to say exactly how he got in there. we have been told by officials. this its a secure facility. you can t get in without a special clearance or pass. how he exactly got in, that is subject of the investigation. we don t know right now whether he walked in tlhrough a gate or drove in in a vehicle. could have had weapons. we don t know if heave gve ga vehicle. you have how to have a sticker or clearance to get on the base y have to have a military id. these are all things they re trying to figuree oo figure out. we have not heard of a vehicle. not something, subject to and the authorities have said throughout the day. whether this man had a vehicle. they that s something. of a possible second suspect. they don t know who it is. lacking f lacking for a second man in his 50s. wearing olive drab clothing. they re lacking for help finding that man as well. they re trying to clear one of the buildings. an all day job. going on 10-plus hours. since the shooting. spoken to people at the navy yash yard. if you are cleared. drive your vehicle on there. drive your vehicle. you may have something in a trunk. who knows whether this individual walked in or drove in. an important part of the investigation. thank you very much. the massacre raising new questions, very serious new question as but security right here in the nation s capital. we will talk to a panel of experts including the former homeland security secretary, michael chertoff: umming. sfx: birds chirping sfx: birds chirping unh hey! let s go! 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