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Download A former US naval reservist killed 12 people and wounded 14 in a shooting rampage at a military base in the heart of Washington on Monday before being killed in a shootout with police. Police identified the gunman as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas, who served in the Navy from 2007 to 2011 before becoming a defense subcontractor for computer giant Hewlett-Packard. US authorities investigating the shooting spree at the Navy Yard said the gunman appeared to have acted alone. "We do now feel comfortable that we have the single and sole person responsible for the loss of life inside of the base today," police chief Cathy Lanier said late Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation appealed to the public for information on the 34-year-old,whose military service was marked by disciplinary problems and who reportedly had once been arrested but not charged in Texas for shooting a bullet through his apartment ceiling. The FBI released a photo of Alexis, who held the rank of an aviation electrician's mate 3rd class and had served full time in a logistics support squadron in Fort Worth, according to the Navy. Alexis carried three weapons: an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and a handgun that he took from a police officer at the scene, according to two federal law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. | 
