Not to mention his age does not match.

On what do you base that being an uncommon name/race combo?

I asked what you based that assessment on.

How many 34 black men from ft worth Texas who are named that exact name,
do you find when you do a search?

man oh man have people gotten it wrong before...

I'd rather just hold off until they know the inns and outs for sure.

Own mugshots, etc.

one of the major news sources would be posting it.

So far, silence...

Your assessment that the age/name/location are a very likely match is good, IMHO.

But as has been pointed out in other replies none of the major news sources have displayed that pic. Perhaps they are all gun shy after almost starting some horrible vigilante acts following posting the wrong images of innocent people after the Boston Marathon attacks.

Your willingness to "back off" for the moment speaks well of you. You may well end up being correct in the end but it's really nice to see people on DU can be flexible and take advice from others on DU without being nasty about it.

I don't think she should have been pressured to delete the link to the mugshot. This was not the same as the Boston Marathon or Duke Lacrosse cases. Her evidence was compelling from the start.

Here is a reasonable facsimile:

Information:

Name: Aaron Alexis
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Age: 31 years
Processing Date: 09-04-2010

Alleged Violation:
PC 42.12(B) MA DISCHARGE FIREARM CE

http://www.bustedmugshots.com/texas/fort-worth/aaron-alexis/45611151

Remember when people jumped the gun (pardon the pun) and identified Adam Lanza's brother Ryan as the Sandy Hook shooter?

They are confirming his identity with fingerprints though so I think it's pretty certain now Aaron Alexis was the gunman.

They are trying to figure out why he had someone else's badge.

...is the guy.

Who knows, maybe it is.

But until we know, do us a favor and stop speculating.

Thanks for pointing out the inappropriateness of that post.

The web site linked to I think ought to boycotted. They take public domain records of mugshots of all arrest bookings and then charge a $149 "administrative fee" to remove them for those able to pay.

They claim First Amendment and sunshine law protection in what they do, but I'm not convinced they apply in that situation.

31 years old vs 34

Mugshot was taken 3 years ago.

He was a civilian contractor, new hire, apparently....

Got caught, wanted revenge.

...I'm saying someone else could have caught it and told him that they were going to report it, resulting in that response.

When he deliberately armed himself and went in fully intending to do harm.

Sorry for my speculation then, it sounded like he was working there under a false ID.

Is a link in print, may not be as up to date as breaking news on TV.
http://www.nbcnews.com/

But thanks.

They do have to go through a National Agency Check, at a minimum.

Was this guy a choir boy who snapped, is this his first offense, or is something else going on, I wonder?

I realize he got the access control card from someone else who was "disciplined" or "demoted" or "lost clearance" or may have even been fired, but they didn't clear his ID from the system.

Sounds like that's something they'll have to do at COB every day from here on out...

"People here just love to hate, is what is happening."

Fixed it fer ya.

Granted, it is speculation that this is the same guy, but the circumstantial evidence is spot on. I did a search, as well, and only came up with two possible matches. This guy and a possible FB, but there was no age listed.

I mean I did post the latest breaking news about the name and age of shooter.

I doubt if the majority of us would think you have acted improperly.

Keep at it.

And nothing I can do will convince you otherwise, so I will just block you and be done with you I think.

Hate to hurt anyone else's feelings, but its true. Go back and look at the other stories like this.

It's been a while since we talked on the board and I hope you're doing good.

Don't let folks get you down. You did nothing wrong here.

And remember, Ignore is your friend!

I have friends who work in a naval shipyard on the west coast but there is no local news. Said they might not want people to panic or anything.

And said that, amazingly enough, employees were allowed to bring hand guns onto the job site!

So I called them and told them what I'd heard and they appreciated it. Most of us at DU are grateful to have people take the time to post. Others, meh.

See you later.

And now I hope you are receptive to some unsolicited advice. You did the right thing, posting a LBN OP when you saw this story break on MSNBC. Of course, you could not furnish a link to an article because there was none. In such cases we are to update later to furnish a link and that's just what you have done.

Now, for posterity's sake, I wish you would edit your OP once more. You have already updated to furnish the NBC News home page at http://www.nbcnews.com/ That's a good step, but I'd like to suggest a better link:

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/16/breaking-shooter-opens-fire-at-washington-navy-yard/

As I said this is for posterity's sake. This event will soon be gone from a news organization's home page. So if I come back to this OP later, I want your link to continue to lead to an article that most closely represents what you first saw on TV.

Thank you for posting and thank you for doing the research. You've done nothing improper.

Plus with the way racial tensions are it's going to make the Trayvon Martin look like Disneyland

Have described him as a black male dressed all in black numerous times. Since they have now fingerprinted the dead gunman I am assuming they have the race right.

Anything else you would like to harass me about since I'm here all day?

In case you wonder why I care so much to be watching the news for several hours...my husband works in the general area and is on lockdown.

and the mugshot does show a bald guy...

It has been reported for hours that the shooter (not one of the two "potential" shooters, but the shooter) was a black male dressed in dark clothing. Here is a story you may have missed from several hours ago. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57603064-504083/navy-yard-shooting-as-many-as-10-shot-at-washington-navy-yard-officials-say/

And for a while they also thought there was a white male shooter on the loose, but then they retracted that.

Nothing yet as to the race of the apparent deceased shooter, who--if these reports are accurate--was 34.

All these breaking news events are rampant with rumors and speculation, some of which turns out to the true in the end, other turns out not to be remotely the case.

Identified now as black. They have fingerprinted him you know. Are you just out to harass me? Because it sure seems that way to me.

At the time it was reported earlier today the reports were that there was a black male shooter and two other "potential" shooters, one white and one black.

I didn't get the sense this guy's aim was very good -- one woman interviewed said he was shooting into a crowd of people who were headed for the stairs. He may have had one or two victims in mind and then was just shooting for pure evil sport...?

Hard to know...

I checked MSNBC online and there is no Aaron Alexis mentioned.

Breaking news on NBC news
http://www.nbcnews.com/

You got it.

Now they're looking for a black male wearing olive/military outfit

... now it's "olive/military" ?

Also saw a Tweet from Chuck Toad that they had to pull their description because what they reported was found on a random ID card at the scene, not the actual person seen shooting.

that they didn't know for certain

We need public financing of federal elections so players like the NRA are taken out of the picture on elections and laws can get passed on the merits. There is a correlation between the quantity of guns and number of shootings as one would expect. Clearly, these mass shootings are on the increase and will continue to increase until something gets done about this. And Citizens United is not a player in just events like today. It is a major player in the total dysfunction in Congress where dirty money has bought us the Congress we have today.

I also have to wonder about whether people are being planted to disrupt government operations. We know that Snowden was a recent plant as a contractor to mine NSA and leak our security secrets. Now we have another recent hire contractor so it begs the question. It clearly doesn't look like someone going postal.

another day in America

The dead peoples' right to life was less important than a kook's right to have a gun

Despite what movies tell us, domestic military bases are not the hardest of targets as far as armed personnel.

He used a pistol that he got from a police officer he had shot at the scene.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard_shooting

I lived on domestic military posts for about 15 years and overseas bases another five years.

Not sure how that was relevant to my post, however.

But I do apologize for jumping the gun and won't do that again.

Last edited Mon Sep 16, 2013, 09:31 PM - Edit history (2)

The dead gunman in Monday’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is Aaron Alexis, 34, a Navy veteran who was discharged after he was arrested in a shooting incident—but was later hired by a government subcontractor.

Alexis, a native of New York City, worked for a company called The Experts, a subcontractor to Hewlett Packard on a federal contract to work on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet network, according to a statement from Hewlett Packard. It was unclear if Alexis was still employed by that subcontractor, or if his work took him to the Navy Yard.

By Monday afternoon, a portrait of Alexis had begun to emerge. He lived until recently in Fort Worth, where he was seen frequently at a Buddhist temple, meditating and helping out. He was pursuing a bachelor’s of science degree in aeronautics as an online student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

In 2004 in Seattle, Alexis allegedly used a Glock pistol to shoot out the tires of a car belonging to a construction worker. Alexis said that he had experienced a “‘black-out’ fueled by anger” and that he did not remember pulling the trigger until an hour later. No one was injured. Police said that Alexis told them he believed the worker had “mocked him” earlier that day.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/aaron-alexis-34-is-dead-gunman-in-navy-yard-shooting-authorities-say/2013/09/16/dcf431ce-1f07-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_print.html

Much more at link, looks like he was an accident waiting to happen.

You're violating copyright. Thanks.

And yes, you need secret clearance at least to work for them. I am shocked that he has that clearance after his run ins with the police, especially involving guns.

The guy was an IT contractor....for the same company, doing the same job as my son. My son is scheduled to be there next monday. Holy shit.......I am shaking. I feel so badly for the families, but at the same time I am so damn happy he wasnt there.

I'm much better this morning. Last night I was freaking out.