But a profile of the lone gunman, a 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, was coming into focus. He was described as a Buddhist who had also had flares of rage, complained about the Navy and being a victim of discrimination and had several run-ins with law enforcement, including two shootings.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2421980/Washington-Naval-Yard-shooting-Aaron-Alexis-named-gunman-murdered-12-injured-15.html RAYNHAM, Massachusetts — The
former Navy reservist who authorities
say killed 12 people at the
Washington Navy Yard visited a
Buddhist temple in Massachusetts
last month where he talked about
hearing voices in his head, according
to a temple official.
Eang Tan, a board member at a Thai
Buddhist temple in Raynham, said
Aaron Alexis visited the house of
worship on Aug. 18.
Tan said that Alexis asked one of the
monks there if he could stay at the
temple overnight, but was told that
only monks were allowed to stay.
One of the monks then asked him
why he didn't stay in a hotel, Tan
said.
"He said he couldn't sleep there
because there was some noise in his
head — some voices," Tan said
Thursday.
Tan said a monk offered to let Alexis
sleep overnight in an old school
building nearby that is leased by
the temple. The next morning, Alexis
came back, thanked the monks and
left, Tan said.
"He spoke fluently in Thai," Tan said.
"He was calm and he was very polite
when he talked to the monk. There
was nothing strange or not normal
about him."
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