FBI: Navy Yard gunman had shotgun, got handgun, no assault rifle

(AP) FBI: Navy Yard gunman had shotgun, got handgun
By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
The FBI says Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis had a shotgun when he entered a building and got a handgun inside after he started firing.

Valerie Parlave, head of the FBI’s field office in Washington, said Tuesday they don’t have any information that he had an AR-15 assault rifle in his possession.

There has been conflicting information about the weapons Alexis used. Previously, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the gunman had two handguns he took from officers.

Parlave says Alexis arrived in the Washington area late last month and had been staying at local hotels in the days leading up to the shooting rampage that killed 12 people.

D.C. Cathy Lanier says officers with AR-15s arrived at the building with seven minutes of the call.