"Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan" ... Bingo. On Nov 5, 6:00 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > (CNN) -- Eleven people plus a gunman were dead and 31 wounded after > the gunman opened fire Thursday on a soldier-processing center at Fort > Hood, Texas, officials said. > > The gunman was a soldier, and two other soldiers have been detained as > suspects, Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said. > > The slain gunman was identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, according > to a law enforcement source. The source believes he is 39 or 40 years > old. > > Ten of the other dead also were soldiers, while the remaining one was > a civilian police officer who was working as a contractor on the base, > Cone said. > > Two of the injured were in "very serious" condition, Fort Hood > spokesman Christopher Hogue said. > > Watch developments live > > More than one shooter may have been involved, Cone said. > > "All the casualties took place at the initial incident, that took > place at 13:30 [1:30 p.m. CT], at the soldier readiness facility," > Cone said. > > Video: Fort Hood, Texas shootings > > Video: Shooting on base > > Video: Shootings at Ft. Hood RELATED TOPICS > Fort Hood > Shootings > U.S. Armed Forces > The primary shooter had two weapons, both handguns, he said. > > "The local police response forces were there relatively quickly and > killed the confirmed shooter," Cone said. > > President Obama called the shootings "tragic" and "a horrific outburst > of violence." He expressed his condolences for the shooting victims. > > "These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous > decision to risk, and at times give, their lives to protect the rest > of us on a daily basis," Obama said. "It's difficult enough when we > lose these brave Americans in battles overseas. It is horrifying that > they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil." > > Officials at Fort Hood, which is the Army's largest U.S. post, were > asking people there to stay away from windows, CNN affiliate KXXV > said. The incident took place at the sports dome, now known as the > soldier readiness area, the station reported. > > A congressional aide said he was on the post to attend a graduation > service when he saw a soldier with blood on his uniform near the > building where the service was being held, the Austin American- > Statesman reported. > > Greg Schannep, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Carter, said the soldier ran > past him and said a man was shooting. He said the soldier appeared to > be injured in a shoulder, the American-Statesman reported. > > FBI agents are headed to the scene to assist, said Erik Vasys, > spokesman for the FBI office in San Antonio. He had no other details. > > On the Fort Hood Web site, the word "closed" is posted with the > statement, "Effective immediately, Fort Hood is closed. Organizations/ > units are instructed to execute a 100 percent accountability of all > personnel." > > Fort Hood, with about 40,000 troops, is home to the Army's 1st Cavalry > Division and elements of the 4th Infantry Division, as well as the 3rd > Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 13th Corps Support Command. It is > located near Killeen, Texas. > > At least 25,000 people are at Fort Hood on any given day, an Army > spokesman at the Pentagon said. > > Fort Hood is home to the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program, which is > designed to help soldiers overcome combat stress issues. > > In June, Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, told CNN that he > was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face. He has pushed > for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 > p.m., and required his personal authorization for anyone working > weekends. At the time, two soldiers stationed there had committed > suicide in 2009 -- a rate well below those of other posts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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