Aaron Alexis Found to Suffer from Mental Illnesses

Aaron Alexis, a name that will not be forgotten, but remembered in infamy. Alexis was the gunman at the U.S. Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. this past Friday. He killed 12 civilian workers at the navy yard and then was killed by officers responding to the situation. It just came out in the past day that Alexis suffered from mental illnesses including PTSD, paranoia, sleeplessness, and hallucinations. This makes me question how this man was able to get into the yard. However, this question was answered in the article.

Alexis had very high level of security, so high that it was secret. Now come the questions. Why was this man on such a high level of security? How was he on such a level? If these disorders came after the job that he carried out, why was he made to continue working it? How, with police reports of these disorders causing problems, was he still allowed to work in this facility? These questions are unanswered and make me uncomfortable to say the least. A high security government worker suffering from multiple disorders and illnesses is still able to carry out his job, but ends up killing 12 people instead. This just makes me question who else could be high up in ranks that could cause an even bigger problem. Needless to say, it is disturbing.


Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24129442