we are learning everything we can about his recent movement and his contact and as an associate. reporter: pictures of a implicated man at times quiet and polite and spoke several languages and worshipped at this buddhist semple. it is incredibly this is all happening because he was a good-natured guy. it seemed like he wanted to get more out of life. reporter: other times he could be explosively angry. he might be angry at times, but i don t believe i don t believe it. reporter: alexis was born in queens, new york, joined the navy as a reservist in may of 2007. according to pentagon officials, he was discharged on january 2011 following a, quote, pattern of misconduct. while it s unclear what that misconduct was, he did have several run-ins with the law. he was arrested in seattle in 2004 for shooting out the tires of another man s vehicle described in the police report as an anger-fueled blackout. his father said his son was suffering ptsd after helping
corps. we spoke with some of his family and friends and they say she are shocked that he was capable of doing something like this. reporter: law enforcement officials say 34-year-old i.t. subcontractor aaron alexis entered navy yard building 197 legally with a valid military issued i.d. and an intent to kill. armed with an ar-15 and semiautomatic lock and a rifle, his motive is unknown. we are looking to learn everything we can about his recent movement and his contact and as an associate. reporter: pictures of a complicated man at times quiet and polite and spoke several languages and worshipped at this buddhist semple. it is incredible this is all happening because he was a good-natured guy. it seemed like he wanted to get more out of life. reporter: other times, he could be explosively angry. he might be a little angry at times, but i don t believe i don t believe it. reporter: alexis was born in queens, new york, joined the navy as a reservist in may of