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As the dust begins to settle in Washington, D.C. after Monday's tragic Navy Yard shooting that left 13 dead, including the shooter, the focus finally turns towards the victims lost. He's what little we know about the victims so far.
Only eight of the twelve people killed by Aaron Alexis have been identified so far. (Update: D.C. Police released the names of the remaining four victims. They are now included below.) They all lived varied lives with families, friends, and beloved pets left looking for answers in the wake of another mass shooting. Taken from the few profiles available so far, these are the victims of the Navy Yard attack.
Name: Michael Arnold, 59
Family: Married for 30 years to his wife, Jolanda. They had two sons. "He was a loving son of his mother and his wife, and great father to his kids," Steve Hunter, Arnold's uncle, told the Associated Press.
Occupation: Retired Navy commander, but was working at the Navy Yard designing vessels such as the USS Makin Island, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.
Name: Sylvia Frasier, 53
Family: The Washington Post profiled Frasier's family's struggle to gather information about her in the wake of the shooting. The story is tense, moving, frustrating and tragic, and it deserves your attention.