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When we -- >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. you have been watching a live press conference at the washington hospital center, where at least three of the victims of the horrific shooting at the navy yard outside washington -- in washington, d.c., and we're right outside it right now, were shot earlier this morning. we'll begin with some breaking news as we have learned the identity of the suspect in the mass shooting here. i want to bring in right now cnn justice reporter evan perez. what can you tell us, who is this man? >> his name is aaron alexis. he is a former navy man, former m...

Figure out whether there's any association. but the fbi has determined there was only one shooter at the scene today. >> and evan, in terms of this other person, and i know you're working this story right now as we speak. obviously they said this could have been another shooter. and now you're saying a person of interest, whether this person had involvement. do you have any the sense of what they're looking at as whether this person knew it was happening and helped aaron alexis gain access? or is it something else? or is unclear at this moment? >> reporter: it's very unclear. for the sake of t...

This morning in a khaki tan military uniform. >> reporter: that suspect would later be cleared. a second is still wanted. 12:30, the president shares his horror. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting. and today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capitol. >> reporter: 4:00, almost eight hours after that first emergency call, a break. the fbi releases the name of the shooter, 34 year old aaron alexis, a military contractor from texas. washington's mayor announces a terrible new number. 13 dead. he speaks to what's on so many people's minds. >> we don't have any reas...

>> break news this hour -- a mass shooting here in the nation's capital. an urgent manhunt. we're here at the washington navy yard. it is just behind me. right in the heart of the nation's capital. police say at least 12 people were killed. and the gunman also is dead. another potential suspect may, may, be on the loose right now. although there is, by no means 100% confirmation that there was a second shooter. the dead shooter has been identified as aaron alexis, a 34-year-old military contractor, from texas. he was able to penetrate this well-secured u.s. military installation not far from...

Shock, fear and grief today right here in the nation's capital. at least, at least 13 people are dead after a mass shooting at the washington navy yard, including a gunman who opened fire this morning inside building 197. that's the naval sea systems command headquarters. as s.w.a.t. teams rushed in, wounded were evacuated by helicopter. the dead suspect has now been identified as a military contractor from texas, but authorities say another potential shooter may, repeat, may still be at large. that's kept much of the surrounding area, including capitol hill, which is only about a mile or so a...