Police Officer, 2 Civilians Wounded in Navy Yard Shooting Expected to Recover: Officials

By Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at zack.stieber@epochtimes.com
September 16, 2013Updated: September 16, 2013

Three of the persons recovering from the Navy Yard shooting on Monday are expected to recover.

A police officer and a civilian are both in surgery right now.

Another civilian does not need surgery and all three are expected to recover, said Janis Orlowski the chief operating officer at the Washington Hospital Center.

The police officer was still in surgery to treat gunshot wounds to his lower extremities, though Orlowski says he is expected to make a good recovery.

A second victim has a shoulder wound and also is expected to recover.

Orlowski says the third victim being treated at the hospital was shot in the head, but the bullet did not penetrate her skull.

The shooting left at least a dozen dead and injured multiple others.

Officials have IDed the shooter as Aaron Alexis of Texas. 

None of the victims or the injured have been identified as of yet.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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