Cummings Critical of Contractor That Performed Navy Yard Shooter’s Background Check

Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland sharply criticized the contractor in charge of conducting a background check on Aaron Alexis, the man responsible for the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that killed 12 people last year.

Scenes from the Navy Yard Shooting

A former Navy reservist killed 12 people in a mass shooting at the Navy Yard on Monday, police said, creating panic in Washington, D.C. Capital News Service reporters filed these reports from the scene on that tense day.