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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WUSA) -- A law enforcement source tells 9NEWS NOW forensic evidence links Yonathan Melaku to October's shootings at several military buildings.
Melaku, 22, ignited a security scare June 17th after U.S. Park Police saw him in Arlington National Cemetery overnight.
Authorities then found his red 2011 Nissan truck parked in a wooded area near the Pentagon, according to an FBI press release.
Forensic evidence found during the investigation links Melaku to five shootings at military targets last year, sources told 9NEWS NOW.
The military shootings began Oct. 17 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle. The shooter fired at least 10 bullets into the ceiling.
A couple of days later, the shooter fired five bullets into the Pentagon, the FBI said.
Officials connected the gun to all the shootings in that 3 week span.
Here are the dates of the five military related shooting incidents last fall:
1. Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va. -- Oct. 17, 2010
2. The Pentagon in Arlington, Va. -- Oct. 19, 2010
3. Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Metrotech Dr, in Chantilly, Va. -- Oct. 25/26, 2010
4. Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va. -- Oct 29/30, 2010
5. Coast Guard Recruiting Station, Potomac Mills Circle, in Woodbridge, Va. -- Nov. 1-2, 2010