Shooting/s at Ft. Hood, TX Leave 12 Dead

falcon · 11-05-2009, 01:08 PM

There has been a shooting incident/s at Ft. Hood. 12 troops are dead and 31 are wounded.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting

FORT HOOD, Texas – 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.

Doe Dumper · 11-05-2009, 01:27 PM

They have identified a shooter now. Major Malik Nadal Hasan. Here we go... They have also identified the weapons used were handguns.

James B · 11-05-2009, 02:24 PM

Gotta ban those hand guns for the military.

What do they need guns for?.

How many deer have you shot so far?

The Rev · 11-05-2009, 02:24 PM

What a freaking mess! This could get real ugly.

falcon · 11-05-2009, 02:56 PM

Another US Army major is in custody. Hasan was apparently a shrink of some sort. He was upset about being deployed to Iraq.

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Police are currently questioning two suspects, who were apprehended at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center. One of the apprehended suspects is a ranking major in the Army.

SWThomas · 11-05-2009, 03:00 PM

There's gotta be some huge story that'll break about the shooter. We was a psychiatrist who recent transferred from Walter Reed. They said on Fox that's it has been reported that this wasn't a random act by a looney toon. It was planned out and carried out at close range. And the shooter specifically targeted the center where soldiers go before and after deployment. It's horrible but this dude had some sort of motive and hopefully the FBI finds it out.

SWThomas · 11-05-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by falcon

Another US Army major is in custody. Hasan was apparently a shrink of some sort. He was upset about being deployed to Iraq.

Where did you hear that? Just asking... I've been watching Fox since I got home and they didn't mention that.

Aught Six · 11-05-2009, 03:03 PM

Messed up. Sucks at so many different levels...

Champlain Islander · 11-05-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Doe Dumper

They have identified a shooter now. Major Malik Nadal Hasan. Here we go... They have also identified the weapons used were handguns.

Trust none of them. He isn't Smith or Jones, he is Malik Nadal Hasan. It may not be PC to be warry of people with those sounding names but come on.

falcon · 11-05-2009, 03:15 PM

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Where did you hear that? Just asking... I've been watching Fox since I got home and they didn't mention that.
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A Ft. Hood spokesperson said one shooter is dead, who was killed by local police. The shooter was identified as Major Malik Nadil Hasan, who Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said was about to be deployed to Iraq and was "upset about it."