Alexis Treated For Insomnia Weeks Before Navy Yard Shooting

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Aaron Alexis, the Washington Navy Yard shooter who killed 12 people on Monday, received treatment for insomnia several weeks prior to the incident, according to a Veterans Affairs memo delivered to congressional committees Wednesday, the Washington Post reported:

During his visit Aug. 23  to the VA Medical Center in Providence, Alexis was given a small amount of a sleep medication and instructed to follow up with a primary care provider, the memo states.

Alexis showed up at the emergency room at the VA Medical Center in Washington five days later to request a refill, complaining of insomnia which he attributed to his work schedule, according to the memo.

Alexis had also been suffering from a host of mental problems, including paranoia and a sleep disorder, and had been hearing voices in his head, according to the Associated Press.

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