The Navy said shots were fired at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building on the base at 8:20 a.m., and
a "shelter in place" order was issued for Navy Yard personnel.Rick
Mason, a program management specialist, told Yahoo News he was on the
fourth floor when he saw someone with a shotgun aiming down into the
atrium. The gunman, Mason said, was targeting people who walked into the
cafeteria.