Gates to Unveil Pentagon-Wide Probe of Fort Hood Shootings

The American flag on Fort Hood, Texas, rests at half-staff on Nov. 10, 2009, during a memorial ceremony honoring the victims of the Nov. 5, shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

Robert Gates To Announce Pentagon Probe Of Ft. Hood Shooting Rampage -- L.A. Times

The investigation will look at events leading up to the Nov. 5 shootings at the Texas Army base. Military psychiatrist Nadal Malik Hasan is accused of killing 13.

Reporting from Washington - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates this afternoon will announce the start of a sweeping Pentagon review of events leading up to the Ft. Hood rampage, a probe that will examine whether military officials could have taken more aggressive preemptive action against the accused killer and, if so, why they didn't, officials said today.

Gates will appoint a retired Defense official to lead the probe, a Pentagon official said. The accused shooter, Maj. Nadal Malik Hasan, received repeated warnings about his poor work at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he was a psychiatrist. He also was admonished for proselytizing after pressing others to accept his view of Islam.

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