Vishnu Bhalchandra Pandit, 61, was one of twelve people killed in the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013. An Indian-American who had immigrated from Mumbai, Pandit worked more than 25 years in civilian service for the U.S. Navy as a marine engineer and naval architect and was described as kind and gentle and well respected by colleagues.

On the morning of the attack Pandit went to work at the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters in Building 197. The shooter, Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old former Navy reservist employed as a contractor, entered with a valid pass and began firing just after 8:00 a.m., moving through floors of the building for over an hour before police fatally shot him. Investigators later linked Alexis’s actions to delusional beliefs that he was being controlled by extremely low-frequency electromagnetic waves; no other suspects were identified.

If anyone worked with Vishnu at Building 197 or knew him personally, can you share memories or information that might help others remember him?