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13 killed in Navy Yard rampage Authorities say gunman among dead; motive remains unclear Aaron Alexis The FBI has identified the former Navy reservist as the shooter who killed a dozen people Monday in Washington, D.C.
By Brett Zongker, Eric Tucker and Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A defense-industry employee used his pass to get into the Washington Navy Yard and went on a deadly shooting rampage Monday, spraying bullets in the hallway and firing from a balcony on workers in an atrium below. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.
The motive for the assault — the deadliest shooting on a military installation in the U.S. since the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 — was a mystery, investigators said.
Mayor Vincent Gray said there was no indication it was a terrorist attack, but he added that the possibility had not been ruled out. “This is a horrific tragedy,” he said. The onslaught at a single building at the highly secure Navy Yard unfolded about 8:20 a.m. in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than four miles from the White House and two miles from the Capitol.
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A small group holds a candlelight vigil Monday night at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., to remember those who were shot earlier in the day at the Washington Navy Yard. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Robberies spur shop owner to carry gun
STORM AFTERMATH
By Chris Quintana The New Mexican
From left, Trey Naylor of Jaconita and Leo Gonzales of Arroyo Seco take a look at a missing section of County Road 84 in Pojoaque on Monday. Find footage of the flood damage with the online version of this story at www.santafenewmexican.com. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN.
Region takes stock after rains Rural washouts still a problem; Santa Fe relying on well water By Staci Matlock
The New Mexican
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ecent record-breaking rainstorms have been a mixed bag for Santa Fe and the county. The rain doubled the amount of water in one of Santa Fe’s municipal reservoirs, but it also shut down the Rio Grande direct diversion project due to sediment and debris in the river. Flooding and saturated soils made portions of two Santa Fe County roads impassable, but the rain kept water flowing in the Santa Fe River at a time of year when it is often dry.
Nick Schiavo, acting director of the city’s Public Utilities Department, said Monday that McClure Reservoir had gained 170 million gallons of water since Tuesday. About 100 million gallons of that poured into the reservoir on Friday night alone. “We went from 30 percent to close to 60 percent of capacity,” he said. A telemetry site in the watershed measured 5.3 inches of rain in the past week, while one near the Santa Fe ski basin collected 7.1 inches. Schiavo said ongoing maintenance — tree thinning and prescribed burning — in the municipal watershed that drains into the reservoir helped prevent more debris from washing into the res-
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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy Monday at the White House. CAROLYN KASTER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WASHINGTON — A potential federal shutdown looming, President Barack Obama on Monday warned congressional Republicans they could trigger national “economic chaos” if they demand a delay of his health care law as the price for supporting continued spending for federal operations. House Republican leaders were to meet Tuesday in hopes of finding a formula that would
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ervoir during the heavy rains. “We still get some sediment,” he said. The stored water will help Santa Fe next year, but not at the moment. McClure is east of Nichols Reservoir and drains into the lower reservoir, where the water then flows to a treatment plant closer to the mouth of Santa Fe Canyon. But city utility managers have drained Nichols as part of a project to rebuild an intake valve that leads to the water treatment plant. The water treatment plant also is closed and
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avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1 without alienating party conservatives who insist on votes to undercut the Affordable Care Act. Even more daunting is a mid- to late-October deadline for raising the nation’s borrowing limit, which some Republicans also want to use as leverage against the Obama administration. “Are some of these folks really so beholden to one extreme wing of their party that they’re willing to tank the entire economy just because they can’t get
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Obama warns GOP lawmakers of economic ‘chaos’ By Andrew Taylor and Jim Kuhnhenn
Since his Siler Road store was robbed twice in a five-day period, Fernando Jacobo has started wearing a black handgun on his waist while he works at another store on Cerrillos Road near Zafarano Drive. Anyone who enters the business can see the firearm immediately — a fact Jacobo hopes will deter future holdups. “I hope I never have to use it,” he said while putting his hand on the gun holster. “But this has to stop, and if this is the way, I will.” Jacobo and his wife own Latinos Unidos, with three mini-market locations in Santa Fe and one in Bernalillo. They sell imported Mexican foods, soccer jerseys and items such as sunglasses; they also offer phone cards, cash transfers and money orders. It’s the sort of business where Univision blares from a TV and many transactions are conducted in Spanish, often with cash. Santa Fe police say the 1242 Siler Road outlet was robbed first on Tuesday morning by a man carrying a gun, and then it was robbed Sunday evening by a man armed with a knife.
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their way on this issue?” Obama said in a speech at the White House. “Are they really willing to hurt people just to score political points?” The Republicans don’t see it that way. House Speaker John Boehner, who opposes the threat of a shutdown, said, “It’s a shame that the president could not manage to rise above partisanship today.” Obama, said Boehner, “should be working in a bipartisan way to address
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Today Partly sunny. High 78, low 55. PAGE A-14
Obituaries
Joe F. Martinez, 92, Los Pachecos, Sept. 13
Carlos (Carlito) Carrillo, 39, Martha I. Ortiz, Santa Fe, Sept. 10 70, Nambé, Sept. 11 Phil Martinez,
Santa Fe, Sept. 12
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