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12 Dead, Shooter Alive, 31 Wounded Ft. Hood (info added)
Will keep adding info as it comes4:25 CST From ABC: The suspected gunman was identified by ABC News as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. The shooter was killed and two other suspects, who are also soldiers, have been apprehended, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone said. The gunman used two handguns, Cone said. He wasn't sure if the shooter reloaded the weapons during the attack. 4:22 CST: From MSNBC: Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan From News Presser -- "Shooters were US Soldiers" according to Gen Cone -- base commander 12 Died 31 wounded DEVELOPING: A mass shooting at Ft. Hood military base in Texas has left at least 7 dead and 12 wounded, MyFoxDFW.com reported. A suspect is reportedly in custody, but Fox News hasn't yet confirmed that is the case. There were two shooters in the Army base massacre and one suspect is in custody, Fox News confirmed. The attack apparently happened at the base's Soldier Readiness Center, MyFoxDFW.com said. Army officials didn't know whether the victims were civilians or military personnel. The Fort Hood public affairs spokesman said the Army is setting up a special operations center to handle the response. The official base Web site has posted a message that it is on lock down and in an emergency situation. It also urged people to stay indoors. Nine schools on the base -- seven elementary and two middle -- are included in the lock down. The men were dressed in Army fatigues, but military officials couldn't confirm that they were Army personnel. From NBC KCEN in Waco reported that the second suspect may be holed up in a building on the post. A congressman told MSNBC that a graduation ceremony may have been taking place at the time of the shooting. According to unconfirmed reports, one of the shooters was being surrounded by police in the 42006 building on Fort Hood. That source told KCEN the shooter has a high-powered rifle. The base was reportedly on lockdown. The Killeen Independent School District said all Fort Hood schools are on lockdown. Temple ISD is on a "soft" lockdown. Parents will be able to pick their children up at the normal times, though they may experience delays. FBI agents were reportedly on the way to the post. Fort Hood is adjacent to Killeen, and 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. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Lee M. Packnett said he was unaware if security measures were put in place at other military bases. "At this point I do not know," Packnett said. President Barack Obama was briefed on the shootings, according to spokesman Robert Gibbs. Fort Hood has seen other violence in recent years. In September 2008, a 21-year-old 1st Cavalry Division soldier shot his lieutenant to death and then killed himself. Spc. Jody Michael Wirawan of Eagle River, Alaska. shot himself to death after shooting 1st Lt. Robert Bartlett Fletcher, 24, of Jensen Beach, Fla. to death. Adding more from NBC Greg Schannep, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Carter, told the Austin American-Statesman that he was on the Army post to attend a graduation service. He said that as he neared the entrance of a building where the service was being held, a soldier with blood on his uniform ran past him and said a man was shooting. Schannep told the newspaper that the shootings appeared to have occurred in a complex near a theater where the service was scheduled. He was with the injured soldier, who he said appeared to have been struck in the shoulder but did not have life-threatening injuries. According to unconfirmed reports, one of the shooters was being surrounded by police in the 42006 building on Fort Hood. That source told KCEN the shooter has a high-powered rifle. Posted by: Sherry 2009-11-05 |
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