Terror in DC as four die and 12 are injured - President Obama to speak before noon

Terror in DC as four die and 12 are injured after two gunmen go on rampage at Washington Navy Yard before police shoot them dead

Police have reported that two gunmen, including one wearing camouflage, have shot dead four people - two of them police officers - and injured several others at the Washington Naval Yard. Police said the gunmen have now been killed after a three-hour manhunt around D.C..
One gunman was pinned down between the third and fourth floors in a room on the grounds of the naval yard, although this has not been confirmed. Hundreds of SWAT and FBI rapid response units have descended on the nation's capital to deal with the situation. In addition the spokesman added that all of the people wounded are in critical condition and have been rushed to nearby hospitals.

A Park Police helicopter carries a sniper to the roof of a building on the Navy Yard complex where a shooting took place early this morning on September 16

Officers are deployed on a rooftop

Initial reports are that two gunmen opened fire this morning at the Washington Naval Yards in Washington D.C.

U.S. Navy has confirmed at least ten victims of shooting at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Special ATF team that dealt with the Boston bombings in April sent to shooting site

One victim is a Washington D.C. police officer

Another is a base officer of the naval base
One victim was airlifted from the naval base

All of the people wounded are in critical condition, authorities said
Flights at D.C.'s Reagan airport were grounded - but have now resumed
President Obama to speak before noon

Two DC Metro Police officers put their gear up as they respond to a reported shooting at an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard September 16, 2013 in Washington, DC

Terror visited Washington D.C. this morning as two gunmen opened fire at the Washington Naval Yard and killed four people and injured 12.

Both men were dressed in military fatigues and armed with AR-15 assault rifles and apprehended after a frantic three hour manhunt at the military base.

The attacks came three days after al-Qaeda used the 12th anniversary of 9/11 to call for strikes on America.

Police respond to the report of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A gunman shot and wounded at least one person Monday in a headquarters building at the US Navy Yard in Washington

Police respond to the report of a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC as a gunman shot and wounded at least one person Monday in a headquarters building at the US Navy Yard in Washington

 Hundreds of SWAT and FBI rapid response units descended on the nation's capital to deal with the situation which unfolded just before 8.30 a.m. this morning.