Thread: 13 killed and 30 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood, UPDATED

MSNBC reports that seven people have been killed and 12 injured in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

Update at 3:17 p.m. ET: MSNBC says the shooters were in military uniforms.

Update at 3:20 p.m. ET: MSNBC adds that one gunman is in custody and one is on the loose.

Update at 3:23 p.m. ET: KWTX says Fort Hood officials confirm that a "violent incident" has occured, but offered few immediate details.

Update at 3:26 p.m. ET: FOX News reports the attack apparently happened at the Soldier Readiness Center.

It's not yet clear whether the victims are soldiers or civilans.

Update at 3:40 p.m. ET: NBC News affiliate KCEN in Waco reports that a third shooter may be involved and that the second suspect may be holed up in a building on the post.

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7 killed in shootings at Fort Hood, Pentagon says
November 5, 2009 4:01 p.m. EST

(CNN) -- At least seven people are dead and between 12 and 15 wounded in shootings at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, senior Pentagon official told CNN.

At least one person is "neutralized" in connection with the incident, and a second is "cornered," retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore told CNN, citing "unofficial, unconfirmed reports" from two sources.

On the Fort Hood Web site, the word "closed" is posted with the statement, "Effective immediately, Fort Hood is closed. Organizations/units are instructed to execute a 100 percent accountability of all personnel."

Fort Hood was asking people on post to stay away from windows, CNN affiliate KXXV said. The incident took place at the sports dome, now known as the soldier readiness area, the station reported.

FBI agents are headed to the scene to assist, said Erik Vasys, spokesman for the FBI office in San Antonio. He had no other details.

Fort Hood is the Army's largest U.S. post, with about 40,000 troops. It is home to the Army's 1st Cavalry Division and elements of the 4th Infantry Division, as well as the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 13th Corps Support Command. It is located near Killeen, Texas.

In June, Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, told CNN that he was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face. He has pushed for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 p.m., and required his personal authorization for anyone working weekends. At the time, two soldiers stationed there had committed suicide in 2009 -- a rate well below those of other posts.

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Uddate at 3:49 p.m. ET: The Pentagon has confirmed seven dead and 20 wounded.

Update at 3:54 p.m. ET: The shooting occurred at about 1:30 p.m. CT (2:30 p.m. ET) at the family readiness area, Army spokesman Gary Tallman tells USA TODAY's Tom Vanden Brook. The base has been closed, he said.

A spokeswoman for the City of Killeen, where the base is located, tells USA TODAY's Donna Leinwand the Army is "asking for EMTs because it's a mass casualty event."

"They are having issues getting on and off post because they've locked it down," said spokeswoman Hilary Shine. "Right now there are a lot of questions and confusion."

Fort Hood is set up like its own city with its own fire, police and medical facility, Shine says. They have not asked for Killeen Police to assist, but the police are on call if needed, she said.

Update at 4:01 p.m. ET: USA TODAY's David Jackson has this from the White House:

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he has told President Obama about the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and that the staff is trying to get details.

"I told him what we knew," Gibbs said, adding that is awaiting an update himself.

The president Obama did not mention the incident during remarks after meeting with President Ian Khama of Botswana. (Nor was he asked; some of the journalists had not heard about the shootings.)

Obama declined a reporter's invitation to go beyond his earlier remarks about the pending House vote on health care.

"We're here to talk about Botswana," Obama said.

The president has at least one more public event today, 4:50 p.m. remarks to close the White House Tribal Nations Conference.

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I bet it was a converter to Islam who did the shootings.

It looks like there were two separate attacks.

Army: 7 dead in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas
By ANNE GEARAN
AP NATIONAL SECURITY WRITER

WASHINGTON -- Seven people were killed and 20 wounded in a pair of shootings Thursday at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, the Army says.

An army spokesman in Washington says the base has been locked down following the shootings. Another official told The Asociated Press that at least one shooter had been caught.

The FBI is sending agents to the scene.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks says the first shooting began at about 1:30 p.m. at a personnel and medical processing office. The facility, called a Soldier Rating and Processing center, handles administrative details for soldiers.

Banks says two shooters were apparently involved. There was no immediate word on who they were, nor on identities of the dead.

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

Another Army official identified that site as the Howze Theater.

That official, who requested anonymity to discuss an evolving incident, said a graduation had been scheduled for 2 p.m. at the theater.

The White House said President Barack Obama was notified of the shootings.

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Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor and Devlin Barrett contributed to this report.

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How horrible . Who knos what happened in this crazy society . God bless the poor families of these soldiers .

Army: 7 dead in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas

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FORT HOOD, Texas – A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded. Fort Hood spokeswoman Sgt. Rebekah Lampan says authorities believe at least two gunmen were involved in the attack on Thursday.

She says it is not known whether the shooters were soldiers or civilians.

Lt. Col. Nathan Banks, an Army spokesman in Washington, says there was a pair of shootings at the base.

Banks says the first shooting was at 1:30 p.m. and at personnel and medical processing office. He says the second incident took place at a theater on the base.

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As many as 9 killed in Fort Hood shootings, officials say

November 5, 2009
4:40 p.m. EST

(CNN) -- Two gunmen in military uniforms shot and killed as many as nine people and wounded as many as 20 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, officials said.

One of the shooters has been apprehended, Fort Hood spokesman Sgt. Maj. Jamie Posten told CNN.

"At this point we're looking for the other shooter," Posten said. Asked for a description, he said, "we're trying to develop that information."

The shooters were wearing military uniforms, but it was unclear whether they were soldiers, said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.

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One of the gunmen was shot and wounded by military police, Hutchinson told CNN. She said she got her information from a general on the base.

Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, said between 20 and 30 were wounded.

President Obama has been informed of the incident, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.

Officials at Fort Hood, which is the Army's largest U.S. post, were asking people there to stay away from windows, CNN affiliate KXXV said. The incident took place at the sports dome, now known as the soldier readiness area, the station reported.

FBI agents are headed to the scene to assist, said Erik Vasys, spokesman for the FBI office in San Antonio. He had no other details.

On the Fort Hood Web site, the word "closed" is posted with the statement, "Effective immediately, Fort Hood is closed. Organizations/units are instructed to execute a 100 percent accountability of all personnel."

Fort Hood, with about 40,000 troops, is home to the Army's 1st Cavalry Division and elements of the 4th Infantry Division, as well as the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 13th Corps Support Command. It is located near Killeen, Texas.

At least 25,000 people are at Fort Hood on any given day, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon said.

Fort Hood is home to the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program, which is designed to help soldiers overcome combat stress issues.

In June, Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, told CNN that he was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face. He has pushed for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 p.m., and required his personal authorization for anyone working weekends. At the time, two soldiers stationed there had committed suicide in 2009 -- a rate well below those of other posts.

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I'm seeing death tolls as high as 12.