US Senator: Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Set to Deploy
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Updated: 8:11 PM Nov 5, 2009
US Senator: Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Set to Deploy
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas.
Posted: 3:50 PM Nov 5, 2009
Reporter: Associated Press
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UPDATE @ 7:33pm
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says the Army major accused of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was about to deploy overseas.

Hutchison says she was told about the upcoming deployment by generals based at Fort Hood. But it was unclear if he was headed to Iraq or Afghanistan and exactly when he was scheduled to leave.

Military officials in Washington say the suspected shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas base in July.

The soldier is accused of opening fire on the base on Thursday in a shooting that left 11 other people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman and apprehended two other soldiers.



UPDATE @ 5:03pm
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

Lt. Gen Bob Cone said at a news conference that one shooter has been killed and two suspects were apprehended on Thursday. He says they are all U.S. soldiers.

The shooting began around 1:30 p.m. Cone says 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.

He says the primary shooter used two handguns in the attack.

UPDATE @ 4:54pm
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - US Army: 1 shooter killed, 2 others apprehended in shooting at Fort Hood; all are US soldiers.

UPDATE @ 4:53pm
US Army: 12 killed, 31 wounded in shooting rampage on Fort Hood Army base.

UPDATE @ 4:48pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Army official says 9 dead at Fort Hood, Texas.



UPDATE @ 4:26pm
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded.

Fort Hood spokeswoman Sgt. Rebekah Lampan says authorities believe at least two gunmen were involved in the attack on Thursday.

She says it is not known whether the shooters were soldiers or civilians.

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 personnel and medical processing office. He says the second incident took place at a theater on the base.



UPDATE @ 4:16pm
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Fort Hood spokeswoman: 1 shooter in custody, at least 2 gunmen believed involved in attack.



UPDATE @ 3:54pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army says seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a personnel and medical processing center at Fort Hood.

The spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks, says two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.

Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.

He says it is too soon to tell whether there is any link to battle stress or repeated deployments. The Army is suffering a record high suicide rate and other signs of stress from fighting two wars.



ORIGINAL STORY
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army has closed its massive Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, after 7 people were killed and 20 wounded in a shooting.

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."

Several television stations in Texas say several people were both killed and wounded in the shooting. Officials at the base and in the nearby town of Killeen, Texas, have not confirmed those accounts.

Fort Hood is located halfway between Austin and Waco.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


Latest Comments

Posted by: Robin on Nov 9, 2009 at 11:58 AM

I don't for one minute believe it was nothing but coincidence that he snapped there and then in that medical facility. The people there were administering or receiving vaccinations. Maybe that means nothing. It sure seems to be garnering suspiciously little mention in the main stream news (in between pharmaceutical commercials). At any rate, from what I've seen so far I've as little reason to believe his being a muslim is related. Oh yeah, he was a muslim who was very disillusioned with the US. I guess that makes everyone who is critical of the US a terrorist now? I guess, in the words of Dr. Nancy 'Pharma Whore' Snyderman there's "no controversy here". I can't help wondering though if he just got fed up with the censorship and ridicule that anyone who suggests that perhaps the damned vaccines are more harmful than helpful inevitably meet up with.
Posted by: MrObvious on Nov 7, 2009 at 05:53 PM

If a heterosexual gets in a fight with a homosexual, its a hate crime. If a white person gets in a fight with a black person, it is racism. If a male gets promoted over a female, its sexism, even if he's more qualified. If a Christian speaks out against abortion, its hate speech. But, if a Muslim shouts "Allah Akbar" and shoots up the room in Allah's name, it is not Muslim Extremism? How PC of many on here. Sounds like he was doing his own personal Jihad against American Infidels. Do y'all realize that if you ain't Muslim, according to the Koran, your an Infidel? Think about that! My wife is betting me that WSAZ won't post this due to their PC anti-freedom of speech screeners.
Posted by: RonW on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM

It is a shame that people are so narrow minded and ignorant to things taht they do not understand. This tragedy had nothing to do with religion and everything to do with a soldier not being able to handle going to war. This man may have been a Maj or a muslim or any other label that you want to put on him put the bottom line is he was scared and mad and did not want to be deployed. Soldiers try to get out of deployments all the time this idiot took it to extreme and people have lost their lives. To all the ignorant people that automatically think it was because he is muslim all I can say is please dont have any kids and if you do please send them to someone that will raise them to atleast want to learn about things they do not understand or have any knowledge of. The problem in America is not our President or muslims it that people need someone to blame for their problems instead of fixing it themselves... stop complaining if your not doing your part to fix the problem.
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