FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS: 13 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base
The U.S. Army says 13 people have been killed and 30 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. Two suspects were apprehended on Thursday but subsequently released.
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.
Scroll down for new updates listed chronologically. Live video and updates via Twitter HERE.
9:02 PM ET -- Fort Hood families can call 254-288-7570 for information.
8:56 PM ET -- Shootings reportedly not indiscriminate. CNN reports that Senator Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is saying the shootings were not indiscriminate but were targeted at specific people. This has not been confirmed beyond Hutchison.
8:51 PM ET -- Authorities aware of Hasan six months ago. The AP reports that Hasan came to the attention of authorities six months ago due to internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other attacks. It is not confirmed that Hasan was the author of these postings.
8:32 PM ET -- Compounding the tragedy is that Fort Hood has lost more troops in the Iraq war than any U.S. based military facility.
8:29PM ET -- Nadar Hasan, cousin to gunman, speaks to Fox News. Hasan's cousin spoke to Fox News' Shepard Smith and said the family is "shocked" at the news. He said Hasan is a "good American" who joined the military "against his parents' wishes... right out of high school." Being deployed to Iraq was his "worst nightmare." Watch the interview here.
8:09PM ET -- Suspect in custody is suspected second shooter. Ft. Hood spokesman Christopher Haug told Campbell brown that authorities suspect there were two shooters, and the person in authorities have in custody is suspected of being the second shooter.
8:06PM ET -- Authorities report that the lockdown on Fort Hood has been lifted.
7:53PM ET -- Another man detained for questioning. Fort Hood spokesman Christopher Haug confirms reports that another person has been detained for questioning in the shooting.
7:38PM ET -- Fox News' Shepard Smith reports he is hearing that the two men who were arrested and subsequently released were trying to stop the shooting and were detained out of precaution.
7:33 PM ET -- Raw video from Fort Hood.
7:31 PM ET -- NBC News: Another shooting victim has died. The victim was identified as a female by MSNBC.
7:02 PM ET -- AP Newsbreak: "AP source: Suspected Fort Hood shooter got poor performance evaluation for Army hospital work."
6:41 PM ET -- Congressman: Other soldiers detained have been released. "The two suspects arrested shortly after the shooting have been released," the Austin American-Statesman reports, citing the office of Rep. John Carter, whose district includes Fort Hood.
6:26 PM ET -- Senator: Suspect was upset about deployment. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told CNN that the Army Major identified as one of the shooters at Fort Hood was upset about his upcoming deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.
6:07 PM ET -- Shooting suspect is Army mental health specialist. CBS reports that suspected Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Hasan was a licensed psychiatrist from Maryland. According to the AP, a defense official said Hasan was a mental health professional -- either an Army psychologist or psychiatrist. It's not known if he was treating people at the post.
6:06 PM ET -- Obama speaks with Fort Hood Commanding General, ABC's Jake Tapper reports.
5:40 PM ET -- Fort Hood the site of earlier massacre. "It's worth noting that Fort Hood is located in Killeen, Texas, home to the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history until the Virginia tech Massacre: The Luby's Massacre. On October 16, 1991, George Jo Hennard, 35, drove his pickup truck through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria. Armed with with a Glock 17 and a Ruger P-89, Hennard killed 23 people, wounded 20 others, then shot himself."
5:19 PM ET -- Shooting suspect identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was killed and two other suspects have been apprehended, Lt. Robert W. Cone said.
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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.
Scroll down for new updates listed chronologically. Live video and updates via Twitter HERE.
9:02 PM ET -- Fort Hood families can call 254-288-7570 for information.
8:56 PM ET -- Shootings reportedly not indiscriminate. CNN reports that Senator Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is saying the shootings were not indiscriminate but were targeted at specific people. This has not been confirmed beyond Hutchison.
8:51 PM ET -- Authorities aware of Hasan six months ago. The AP reports that Hasan came to the attention of authorities six months ago due to internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other attacks. It is not confirmed that Hasan was the author of these postings.
8:32 PM ET -- Compounding the tragedy is that Fort Hood has lost more troops in the Iraq war than any U.S. based military facility.
8:29PM ET -- Nadar Hasan, cousin to gunman, speaks to Fox News. Hasan's cousin spoke to Fox News' Shepard Smith and said the family is "shocked" at the news. He said Hasan is a "good American" who joined the military "against his parents' wishes... right out of high school." Being deployed to Iraq was his "worst nightmare." Watch the interview here.
8:09PM ET -- Suspect in custody is suspected second shooter. Ft. Hood spokesman Christopher Haug told Campbell brown that authorities suspect there were two shooters, and the person in authorities have in custody is suspected of being the second shooter.
8:06PM ET -- Authorities report that the lockdown on Fort Hood has been lifted.
7:53PM ET -- Another man detained for questioning. Fort Hood spokesman Christopher Haug confirms reports that another person has been detained for questioning in the shooting.
7:38PM ET -- Fox News' Shepard Smith reports he is hearing that the two men who were arrested and subsequently released were trying to stop the shooting and were detained out of precaution.
7:33 PM ET -- Raw video from Fort Hood.
7:31 PM ET -- NBC News: Another shooting victim has died. The victim was identified as a female by MSNBC.
7:02 PM ET -- AP Newsbreak: "AP source: Suspected Fort Hood shooter got poor performance evaluation for Army hospital work."
6:41 PM ET -- Congressman: Other soldiers detained have been released. "The two suspects arrested shortly after the shooting have been released," the Austin American-Statesman reports, citing the office of Rep. John Carter, whose district includes Fort Hood.
6:26 PM ET -- Senator: Suspect was upset about deployment. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told CNN that the Army Major identified as one of the shooters at Fort Hood was upset about his upcoming deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.
6:07 PM ET -- Shooting suspect is Army mental health specialist. CBS reports that suspected Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Hasan was a licensed psychiatrist from Maryland. According to the AP, a defense official said Hasan was a mental health professional -- either an Army psychologist or psychiatrist. It's not known if he was treating people at the post.
6:06 PM ET -- Obama speaks with Fort Hood Commanding General, ABC's Jake Tapper reports.
5:40 PM ET -- Fort Hood the site of earlier massacre. "It's worth noting that Fort Hood is located in Killeen, Texas, home to the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history until the Virginia tech Massacre: The Luby's Massacre. On October 16, 1991, George Jo Hennard, 35, drove his pickup truck through the window of a Luby's Cafeteria. Armed with with a Glock 17 and a Ruger P-89, Hennard killed 23 people, wounded 20 others, then shot himself."
5:19 PM ET -- Shooting suspect identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was killed and two other suspects have been apprehended, Lt. Robert W. Cone said.
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Permalink Reply by Hezekiah Ben Israel on
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Good thread. You should bring thread here all the time, with big stories in the news because I don't even watch the news anymore.
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Permalink Reply by Evangelist Altha Fugett on
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What is the difference in seeing the news here or on tv? just curious.....
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It is good to keep up on current events and to bring it here to would be benefitial.
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Permalink Reply by Rev. Kenneth R. Jenkins on
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My prayers goes out to the victims there at Ft, Hood; may God give them peace.
Please pray for our brave men and women in the military.......KJ
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Permalink Reply by Chaplain Pat Harris on
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The President needs to bring our troops home! This war is too much and is lasting too long. Our military is going through another type of mental/emotional Vietnam tragic experience.
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Permalink Reply by newview on
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Sister,
I want them to come home too.
But how can he get them home without the rightwing hate machine flipping out and saying he wants America to fail?
The task at hand is a doozey. All I can do for the President is pray that the Lord gives him wisdom.
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Chaplain I have to agree, The President needs to follow through on his problem to bring them out, that war is a war that only the return of Meshach, will end it.
That assassin was home grown, do not let the name fool ya! and he was not killed as reported
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Permalink Reply by Zoey "Zozo" Kassay Solomon on
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He shot up a soldier readiness center....Nobody there was Innocent.
They were either getting ready to kill people who did nothing to them, or they were coming back from killing people who did nothing to them. Soldiers are sinners.
Thou shalt not murder(לא תרצח)...except for payment is the soldiers motto LOL
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"He shot up a soldier readiness center....Nobody there was Innocent..."
We dont know that.
Some could have been parents or wives or children not wanting them to go off to war and were just accompanying them.
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I read that only one was a civilian. That is the only person who can be considered innocent.
The soldiers who were getting ready to kill are not innocent though
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Maybe not everybody was getting ready to kill, Zozo.
My brother was in the army. He did not want to kill and prayed that he did not have to kill (does one ever have to kill?) and they happened to make him a medic - so the Lord blessed him to be too busy working on the wounded to kill or shoot at anyone.
As a matter of fact he would try to leave his gun anywhere and everywhere so that he would not be tempted to use it.
Some of the soldiers had problems with that.
But they respected him because he went into some dangerous situations to help the wounded.
So not everybody wants to kill. I bet most of those people standing in that place probably - like the muslim guy - did not want to go to war anyway...but they did sign up for the benefits.
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No offense to your brother...but I view those helping the killers(non combat soldier jobs) in the same light I view the soldiers.
Soldiers are sometimes needed....But the whole world can see this war isnt just.
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