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Navy Yard Shooting

**Shooting Military Building** A U.S. Park Police helicopter removes a man in a basket from the Washington Navy Yard Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Navy said it was searching for an active shooter at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, where about 3,000 people work. The exact number of people killed and the conditions of those wounded was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Alexis moves through the hallways of Building #197 carrying the Remington 870 shotgun. (FBI.gov)

1: Alexis drives his rental car, a blue Toyota Prius, through the Washington Navy Yard main gate. (FBI.gov)

Alexis' rental car enters Washington Navy Yard Parking Garage #28 at 7:53 a.m. on September 16, 2013. (FBI.gov)

Alexis enters Building #197 at 8:08 a.m., carrying a backpack. Alexis had legitimate access to the Washington Navy Yard as a result of his work as a contractor, and he utilized a valid pass to gain entry to the building. (FBI.gov)

Aaron Alexis' backpack was found in the fourth-floor men's bathroom, hanging on the back of a stall door. (FBI.gov)

Aaron Alexis' rental car, a blue Toyota Prius with New York plates, was located in Washington Navy Yard Parking Garage #28. (FBI.gov)

Aaron Alexis' Remington 870 shotgun with sawed-off barrel and stock. Etchings on the left side of the shotgun receiver read "Better off this way!" and "My ELF weapon!" (FBI.gov)

A close-up photograph of the etchings on the left side of Alexis' shotgun receiver. (FBI.gov)

Aaron Alexis' Remington 870 shotgun with sawed-off barrel and stock. Etching on the right side of the shotgun receiver read "Not what yall say!" (FBI.gov)

Etching on the barrel of the Remington 870 shotgun used by Alexis read "End to the torment!" (FBI.gov)

Video footage from closed-circuit video cameras shows Aaron Alexis, now deceased, at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013.

The footage includes the following:

- Alexis drives his rental car, a blue Toyota Prius, through the Washington Navy Yard main gate.

- Alexis enters Building #197 carrying a backpack. Alexis had legitimate access to the Washington Navy Yard as a result of his work as a contractor and he utilized a valid pass to gain entry to the building.

- Alexis moves through the hallways and a stairwell of Building #197 carrying a Remington 870 shotgun.
(Courtesy FBI.gov/YouTube)(FBI.gov)