Army says 12 dead, 31 injured at Fort Hood

wagonproject · Nov 5, 2009

Please keep these men and women and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33678801/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

At least one U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others, military officials said.

One gunman was shot to death, and two other soldiers were in custody, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone told reporters. It was not immediately known whether the victims were all soldiers or civilians, but Cone said at least one of those killed was a civilian police officer and NBC affiliate KCEN-TV of Waco reported that at least four SWAT officers were among those wounded.

Fort Hood, one of the largest military complexes in the world, was on lockdown, as were schools in the area.

Cone gave no further details on the dead gunman. A senior 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.

Shootings at two sites
A spokesman for Fort Hood said the shootings took place at two locations around 1:30 p.m.: the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center and Howze Theater.

The spokesman, Sgt. Major Jamie Posten, said processing center was where soldiers “cycle through as they prepare to deploy.” That complex is on the West side of post, off Battalion Avenue.

Greg Schannep, an aide to Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, who was on the post to attend a graduation service, told the Austin American-Statesman that a soldier with blood on his uniform ran past him and said a man was shooting.

Agents of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on their way to the post, federal officials said.

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.

The Temple Independent School District was on a “soft” lockdown. Parents were asked to pick their children up at the normal times, although they could experience delays.

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.

President Barack Obama was briefed on the shootings, press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

Homeland Security spokeswoman Sara Kuban said officials from several federal agencies are still collecting information on the shootings. "Because this is early in this event, we cannot at this time confirm motives behind these shootings," she said.

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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P1et · Nov 5, 2009

Yep, an hour from here.

agpatel · Nov 5, 2009

Just watching it on the news now, pretty sad news...one thing to be killed or injured in battle but its another thing for it to be done on American soil, and none the less on the base.

Denzil · Nov 5, 2009

Damn, that's messed up. I wonder what the motives were.

kustomizingkid · Nov 5, 2009

Wow.... terrible news...

911Fanatic · Nov 5, 2009

WTF? Thats just so sad.

grease · Nov 5, 2009

Horrible news. Thoughts and prayers fro all victims and their families....

slanguage · Nov 5, 2009

I lived in Temple ages ago. weird, and sad. :cry:

supercharged · Nov 6, 2009

saw it on the news...scary...

Grey Ghost · Nov 7, 2009

i literally live a stones throw from Ft. Hood.

most of my friends who are contractors had to wait till 9pm to leave post because after the lock down was lifted around 7:30 there was massive traffic

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