Obama Remembers Navy Yard Shooting One Year Later
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — One year ago on Tuesday, an armed man opened fired at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., killing 12 people.
The gunman, Aaron Alexis, was later shot and killed.
In memory of those who died during the Sept. 16, 2013 shooting, President Obama issued the following statement Tuesday:
One year ago, our dedicated military and civilian personnel at the Washington Navy Yard were targeted in an unspeakable act of violence that took the lives of 12 American patriots. As we remember men and women taken from us so senselessly, we keep close their family and friends, stand with the survivors who continue to heal and pay tribute to the first responders who acted with skill and bravery. At the same time, we continue to improve security at our country’s bases and installations to protect our military and civilian personnel who help keep us safe. One year ago, 12 Americans went to work to protect and strengthen the country they loved. Today, we must do the same — rejecting atrocities like these as the new normal and renewing our call for common-sense reforms that respect our traditions while reducing the gun violence that shatters too many American families every day.
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