Gunman in Navy Yard had mental problems, heard voices: officials
Monday, September 16th, 2013, a former Navy
reservist used a valid pass to enter into a highly secured Washington Navy Yard
and started firing that killed 12 people and was later killed in a gun battle
with police. A motive for the shooting
has not been determined.
Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old information technology employee
had been suffering from mental illness, which included paranoia, sleep disorder
and had been hearing voices in his head according to officials. After the shooting rampage, more information
about Alexis had surfaced. Alexis was a
black man growing up in New York City who complained about the Navy and being a
victim of discrimination. He had run-ins
with the law in Texas and Seattle over other shootings.
I personally believe that guns are too easily accessible in
the US and there should be tougher gun control laws and then these massacre
killings would not happen and innocent people would not have to die. This is a similar example of the killing of
18 children at the Sandy Hook Public School in Conneticut last year. All government agencies should also have
better background checks of the people they are looking to hire, especially
where there is high security areas and government information. There are many people who suffer from mental
illness but there should be better awareness and those who suffer should be
able to get some help and treatment for it.
Jonathan Filipopoulos
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