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12 dead, as many as 31 injured in Fort Hood shootings

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Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

I remember when I was stationed at Fort Hood in 2000-2001 people used to joke that Fort Hood was nick named the Hood because people still acted like they were still in the hood. Wasn't the fist shooting to happen there nor will it be the last.
 
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Very disturbing news :(
 
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I am listening to the news, someone on the phone with Shep Smith on Fox is saying there was a graduation ceremony going on at the base today, so there would have been alot of nonmilitary people on base.
 
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FORT HOOD, Texas — CNN quotes a military spokesman as saying at least seven people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a mass shooting incident at Fort Hood Thursday afternoon.

One gunman was killed, according to ABC News; one gunman is said to be in custody and another may be at large.

The Web site of the base in central Texas has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel.

The site says: "This is not a Drill. It is an Emergency Situation."

"It is quite a state of pandemonium right now," said a reporter for the Killeen Daily Herald.

Fort Hood — the largest military facility in the free world, located between Austin and Waco — is in lockdown.

The area is no stranger to the tragedy of mass shootings. In 1991, a man entered a Luby's cafeteria in Killeen and killed 24 people during a 15-minute rampage.

Mass shooting reported at Fort Hood | Latest News | WFAA.com
 
Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

Sen. Hutchison just said there are 30 wounded. There's one certainly captured and it may have only been 2. What happened was that there were two people shooting in one building, one was captured while second escaped. There was also a shooting in a different building, so that may have been the escaped person, which is why there are reports of 3 people.

There's no reason to assume anything yet about who the shooters are and what the motivation was. They have one guy in custody, so I'm sure we'll find out in the end.
 
Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

Three shooters sounds like a coordinated attack.

Army: 7 dead in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas
© 2009 The Associated Press
Nov. 5, 2009, 2:57PM

WASHINGTON — The Army says seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. An Army spokesman at the Pentagon says the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a personnel and medical processing center at Fort Hood.

The spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Banks, says two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.

Banks says the second incident took place at a theater on the sprawling base.

He says it is too soon to tell whether there is any link to battle stress or repeated deployments. The Army is suffering a record high suicide rate and other signs of stress from fighting two wars.

Army: 7 dead in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas | Top AP Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
 
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Three shooters sounds like a coordinated attack.

It does, bhkad.
 
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This doesn't have the makings of a shooting by members of the Army.
 
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This was not necessarily military doing this shooting...it could possibly be a domestic militant group or even foreign terrorists...it's hart to tell at this point.
 
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If only all those guns were registered!

But this is rather sad, we'll have to wait for more information to come out before anything can be said for sure. But hopefully they can find everyone available and that we don't use this incident to freak out.
 
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Report that there were only 2 and that both are captured.
 
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This doesn't have the makings of a shooting by members of the Army.

And that comment speaks to our well founded trust in the discipline of our military members.
 
Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

FNC just reported 9 dead and 27 wounded.
 
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This sounds like more than just a lunatic mass-shooter, it sounds a lot more deliberate than that.
 
Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

30 people sounds professional.
 
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Confirmed 9 dead, there are 500 people sweeping through the base to try to deal with the other situation (if there is one). , one still supposedly on the loose. They don't seem to be clear about what is happening

MSNBC just now: According to an administration source named Roger Cressey (?), suspect in custody is a 40 year old male who is an army major who has, (and I quote) "an arabic sounding name."

Please don't jump to any conclusions


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1 shooter entered a processing facility, went off, was killed. 12 dead, 31 wounded. He was a soldier. Since then, they have apprehended 2 more soldiers who are suspects. they were tracked to an adjacent facility and captured. Doesn't sound like anything else is happening now. primary shooter only had two handguns, there were no high powered rifles involved.
 
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12 dead 31 wounded......
 
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Please don't jump to any conclusions

Pfft...what's the fun in that?

Well I do hope they get all the shooters quickly and can discern what has happened.
 
Re: 7 dead as many as a dozen hurt in Fort Hood shootings

Confirmed 9 dead, there are 500 people sweeping through the base to try to deal with the other situation (if there is one). , one still supposedly on the loose. They don't seem to be clear about what is happening

MSNBC just now: According to an administration source named Roger Cressey (?), suspect in custody is a 40 year old male who is an army major who has, (and I quote) "an arabic sounding name."

Please don't jump to any conclusions


edit: News conference now

1 shooter entered a processing facility, went off, was killed. 12 dead, 31 wounded. He was a soldier. Since then, they have apprehended 2 more soldiers who are suspects. they were tracked to an adjacent facility and captured. Doesn't sound like anything else is happening now. primary shooter only had two handguns, there were no high powered rifles involved.
I doubt the military wants anyone to know what's going on, cause the shooters might be listening.
 
Has the government issued a statement that "this is NOT an act of terrorism" like they've been doing for years, usually five minutes after the event and before any substantial information could be had? :roll:

You have to admit, an attack on an army base, 30+ shot, and a subject in custody with "an Arabic sounding name", sounds rather suspicious.

IF it is terrorism, remember that when they can only do "small" stuff they often do it in waves of multiple attacks... I'd be a little extra-cautious for a few days, especially near anyplace that draws large crowds.
 
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