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NBC: 7 dead, 12 injured in Fort Hood shooting
SWAT teams battle at least one gunman on the military base
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Seven dead, gunmen still at large at Ft. Hood
Nov. 5: Seven people have been reported dead and 12 injured at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas. Two gunmen are reported to still be at large. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports.
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At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday.
The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. A third shooter may be involved, according to NBC News affiliate KCEN, which said the person had opened fire on the SWAT team at the base.
KCEN reported that a policeman was among those shot.
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KCEN in Waco reported that the second suspect may be holed up in a building on the post.
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.
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.
This breaking news story will be updated with more details.
sorry about that.
the link is missing.
Jesus.
Sucks. I was in that post a year ago and they have alot of problems. Not just the military community. The cities around their have alot of issues for their size.
and they mentioned a high rate of suicide in the past few years.
they didn't show numbers, though.
Two shooters -- sounds planned and not just someone "losing it".
Do they train foreign soldiers at Ft. Hood like they do at Lackland?
Crazy. Sad.
OK, let the spin begin.
why don't you go ahead and tell us whats on your mind, darrins?
UPDATE: 12 dead, 31 wounded
Among the dead is one police officer and the shooter. Two more in custody. All 3 were soldiers - no idea yet what the motive was.
Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone is speaking to the media outside the base. He confirms that 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded. He also said that the shootings took place at a readiness facility, which is where soldiers go before deploying overseas. Gen. Cone said that the gunmen were Fort Hood soldiers and used handguns.
-- nytimes
His imagination is apparently making political hay out of this, even before the facts come out.
Latest from Lou Dobbs:
The "Fort Hood soldier-shooters" were really illegal aliens.
Latest from WC:
The "Fort Hood soldier-shooters" were really liberals.
Shooter was Major Malik Nadal Hasan - sounds like an arab name doesn't it? What this means - we'll just have to wait and see.
NPR is mentioning three shooters. Got any info on the other two, Crookshanks?
Sucks that it's only MPs normally armed on bases (according to CNN). You never think of a military base as being somewhere people aren't armed well enough.
They are saying Hasan was the only shooter, but the other two are suspects. They haven't released their names. Shooter had two handguns.
They said it was unusual to have firearms on the base, because they're kept locked up. So maybe that's where the other two come into play.
I just talked to my son, who is active duty Air Force. He's here in Texas for a couple of days. He talked to his supervisor and was told all bases are now on high alert. He also said this will probably mean more psychological evaluations for everyone.
Gov. Perry seems to be about 20 minutes hour behind on his news -- 9 dead, three shooters he says. Live on Fox right now.
Shep Smith won't give the shooter's name until the Pentagon confirms it. Apparently. it was disclosed by "unnamed sources."
Ft. Hood presser at 5:30 CST.
Major Hasan was an Army psychiatrist.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5540862.shtml
"Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan"
Hmmmm. you.
Status: Lockdown...
GuardianThe FBI were on the way to the scene to the base, which was in a state of "lockdown" tonight with no vehicles allowed in or out of the sprawling 340 square mile military installation. The shootings took place about a half hour before a scheduled graduation event involving universities located on the base, 50 miles south of Waco.
The motive of the shooters was not immediately known
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