Thursday, November 5, 2009

Massacre At Fort Hood. 13 Dead, 31 Wounded

The sun sets as the media wait for a briefing on the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Gunman Kills 11 In Shooting Rampage At Fort Hood Army Base -- Yahoo News/Reuters

HOUSTON (Reuters) – An Army psychiatrist who had treated soldiers wounded in foreign wars opened fire with two handguns on soldiers preparing for foreign deployment at the Fort Hood U.S. Army post in Texas on Thursday, killing 11 and wounding 31.

U.S. officials identified the gunman, who was killed, as Major Nidal Malik Hasan. A cousin of the shooter, Nader Hasan, told Fox news that he had been ordered to serve a term in Iraq and had been resisting such a deployment.

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Sgt. Anthony Sills comforts his wife as they wait outside the army base in Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. Their three-year-old son was in daycare on the base, which was in lockdown following a mass shooting hours earlier. (Jack Plunkett/Associated Press)

More News On The Massacre At Fort Hood

13 People Killed and 30 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting -- ABC News
Officials: 13 killed, including gunman, in Fort Hood shootings -- CNN
Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead -- CBS
Gunman kills 12, wounds 30 at Fort Hood -- MSNBC
Military doctor kills 11 in Fort Hood rampage -- Yahoo News/AP
Shooter among 12 dead in Fort Hood rampage -- Houston Chronicle
Twelve dead, 31 wounded in Texas military base shooting -- Yahoo News/AFP
12 killed, 31 wounded in gun rampage at Fort Hood army base -- The Guardian
US Sen: Suspected Fort Hood shooter set to deploy -- AP
Surviving Fort Hood shooting suspect arrested at golf course, officer says -- CNN
Congressman: 2 soldiers released from custody -- AP
Nidal Malik Hasan, Suspected Fort Hood Shooter, Was Army Psychiatrist -- ABC News
Co-Worker: Ft. Hood Suspect Made ‘Outlandish’ Comments Condemning US Foreign Policy -- Breitbart TV
Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood; Update: Dead gunman identified; Update: Feds tracked Hasan’s posts online for six months? -- Hot Air
The 'emotional carnage' suffered at Fort Hood -- Times Online
Obama Addresses Horrific Outburst Of Violence At Fort Hood -- Voice of America
FACTBOX: Key facts about Fort Hood U.S. Army base -- Reuters
Dramatic Photos: Fort Hood Shooting -- DFW NBC

War News Editor: This is an ongoing story. Much of the news is scrambled and contradictory. We will have a complete summary of today's events tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM EST.

For tonight .... our thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and the families of the fallen.

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