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Washington Navy Yard shooting

2013 incident in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Event mass_shooting Q14918135
Washington Navy Yard shooting
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Summary

Washington Navy Yard shooting is a mass shooting[1]. It draws 6,297 Wikipedia views per month (mass shooting category, ranking #43 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: shootout[4]
  • Location: Washington Navy Yard[5]
  • Commons category: Washington Navy Yard shooting[6]
  • Armament: Remington Model 870[7], Beretta 92[8]
  • Point in time: September 16, 2013[9]
  • Number of deaths: 13[10]
  • Number of injured: 14[11]
  • Number of perpetrators: 1[12]
  • Perpetrator: Aaron Alexis[13]

Why It Matters

Washington Navy Yard shooting has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +2013-09-16T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
    Number of perpetrators → {'amount': '+1'}
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