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| Author: | MarshallSvc [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 15:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
Army says 12 dead, 31 injured at Fort Hood One suspect killed, two others in custody in incident on Texas base NBC News and msnbc.com updated 2 minutes ago At least one U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, military officials said. One gunman was shot to death, and two other soldiers were in custody, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of the Army’s III Corps, told reporters. Cone gave no further details on the dead gunman. A senior Obama administration official told NBC News analyst Roger Cressey that one of the suspects who was in custody was an Army major. The official said the shootings could have been a criminal matter rather than a terrorism-related attack and that there was no intelligence to suggest a plot against Fort Hood. Military and local hospital official officials said the victims were a mixture of men and women, military and civilian. At least one of those killed was a civilian police officer, Cone said. At least four local SWAT officers were among those wounded, NBC affiliate KCEN- TV of Waco reported. Fort Hood, one of the largest military complexes in the world, was on lockdown, as were schools in the area. Dozens of agents of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the post, federal officials said. Speaking in Washington, President Barack Obama called the shootings a “horrific incident.” “It’s difficult enough when we lose these great Americans in battles overseas,” Obama said at the Interior Department. “It’s horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil.” Shootings at two sites Emergency Services officials at Fort Hood said the incident began about 1:30 p.m. CT (2:30 ET) when at least one gunman opened fire in the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center and Howze Theater on the west side of the base. A spokesman for the base, Sgt. Major Jamie Posten, said the processing center was where soldiers “cycle through as they prepare to deploy.” Retired Army Col. Greg Schannep, an aide to Rep. John Carter, R- Texas, who was on the post to attend a graduation service, told the base newspaper, The Fort Hood Sentinel, that he heard “three or four volleys of shots, with eight to 12 shots in each volley.” “Initially, I thought it was a training exercise,” he said. But then, “a soldier came running past me and said, ‘Sir, there is someone shooting.’ “As he ran past me, I saw blood on his back,” Schannep told the base paper. “I don’t think he even knew he had been shot.” Fort Hood is adjacent to Killeen, about 60 miles northeast of Austin. The sprawling complex is home to at least 4,929 active-duty officers and 45,414 enlisted. Civilian employees total nearly 9,000. A spokesman for the Army, Lt. Col. Lee M. Packnett, said he was unaware whether security measures were put in place at other military bases. A spokesman at Fort Lewis, Wash., said the incident was being treated as isolated. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, said in a statement: “I am shocked and saddened by today’s outburst of violence at Fort Hood that has cost seven of our brave service members their lives and has gravely injured others. My heart goes out to their loved ones.” Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign spokesperson said the governor was in Denton, scheduled to attend a campaign event, when word of the shooting occurred. There was no word on whether he had left Denton or whether he was headed to Fort Hood. |
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| Author: | MarshallSvc [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 15:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
UPDATE (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 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 |
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| Author: | MarshallSvc [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 15:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
Name of Ft. Hood shooting suspect confirmed Posted: Nov 05, 2009 3:25 PM EST Updated: Nov 05, 2009 5:42 PM EST UPDATE 4:36pm: AP source: Fort Hood shooting suspect is Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan. FORT HOOD, TX (KLTV) - Lt. Gen Bob Cone said at a news conference that one suspect has been killed and two others were apprehended after a massive shooting took place at the Army's Fort Hood base at about 1:30pm Thursday. According to U.S. military officials, 12 have died (including one alleged gunman) and more than 30 are injured. He says the suspects are all U.S. soldiers. He says the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack. Cone added that all the casualties took place at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening. Lt. Col. Nathan Banks, an Army spokesman in Washington, says there was a pair of shootings at the base. Banks says the first shooting was at 1:30 p.m. and at a personnel and medical processing office. He says the second incident took place at a theater on the base. The Web site of the base in central Texas has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel. The site says, "This is not a Drill. It is an Emergency Situation." Fort Hood is located halfway between Austin and Waco. Carter Blood Care is putting the call out for O-negitive blood. They provide blood to the hospital on the Fort Hood post in Killeen. Donations are accepted at any Carter Blood Care Center in Tyler located at 815 Baxter Street and are open till 8pm Thursday. Longview location is open until 7pm |
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| Author: | KARMA [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 16:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
This is absolutely terrible! |
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| Author: | abeaglepi [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 17:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
Wow. Unbelievable. I am truly stunned and appalled. This just goes to show you that no matter where you are, things can take a turn for the worse. Things like this happening always cause me to reexamine my preparedness situations. |
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| Author: | mouth [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 18:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
This is really sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased and wounded. |
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| Author: | Kathy [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 20:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
This is a real tragedy and another sad day for our country. |
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| Author: | MarshallSvc [ Thu 05 Nov 2009 20:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Horror at Fort Hood, Texas |
UPDATE Officials: Fort Hood shootings suspect alive; 12 dead November 5, 2009 10:12 p.m. EST (CNN) -- A solider suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported, Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said Thursday evening. A civilian officer who was wounded in the incident shot the suspect, who is "in custody and in stable condition," Cone told reporters. "Preliminary reports indicate there was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene," Cone said at a news conference. "However, he was not killed as previously reported." The suspect, identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood around 1:30 p.m., Cone said. Three others initially taken into custody for interviews have been released, Cone said. Hasan, 39, is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a psychiatrist licensed in Virginia who was practicing at Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, according to military and professional records. Previously, he worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. A federal official said Hasan is a U.S. citizen of Jordanian descent. Military documents show that Hasan was born in Virginia, and was never deployed outside the United States. Hasan was scheduled to be deployed to Iraq "and appeared to be upset about that," Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said. "I think that there is a lot of investigation going on now into his background and what he was doing that was not known before," Hutchison said. At least 10 of the dead were soldiers, Cone said. |
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